UK and Germany work towards stronger defence relationship
Wednesday, 28 February 2018 18:47
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has hosted his counterpart
Ursula Von der Leyen in the UK for the first time. The pair
and their teams met to discuss strengthening defence ties. The
German Defence Minister and Gavin Williamson also took the
opportunity to meet a group of German junior officers, who have
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Defence Secretary has hosted his
counterpart Ursula Von der Leyen in the UK for the
first time.
The pair and their teams met to discuss strengthening
defence ties. The German Defence Minister and also took the
opportunity to meet a group of German junior officers,
who have been learning about UK defence at the Ministry
of Defence.
Defence Secretary said:
The UK and Germany face the same intensifying threats
to our way of life and we work closely together to
protect our citizens from harm.
Germany is one of our closest allies and I look
forward to even closer cooperation.
The visit follows on from increased cooperation between
the two countries. February saw the successful
Ministerial Equipment Capability Cooperation talks in
Berlin and the latest annual UK-Germany Army Staff
Talks, which took place in London.
Germany was formally recognised as a ‘tier one’ defence
ally in November 2015’s Strategic Defence and Security
Review. The country has also recognised the UK as a key
defence partners in its equivalent review.
Both nations have a strong history of working together
in NATO and as part of the Counter-Daesh coalition,
working together to tackle terrorist threats, build
allies’ capacity and boost Europe’s security.
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