WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis met with German Defense
Minister Ursula von der Leyen at the NATO defense ministers conference in
Brussels today to reaffirm the long-standing defense relationship between the
United States and Germany, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said.
In a statement summarizing the meeting, White said the two
leaders discussed a broad range of defense issues, and that Mattis thanked his
German counterpart for her country’s recent increase to its contributions to
Afghanistan. They agreed on the critical importance of NATO solidarity in the
face of increasing threats, she added.
Mattis thanked von der Leyen for her strong leadership,
White said, and acknowledged German efforts to increase defense spending while
encouraging further defense investment.
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