WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis met with
British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson today at the Pentagon.
In a statement, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White
said Mattis and Williamson met to reaffirm the long-standing and special
defense relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom.
The leaders discussed a broad range of defense issues, White
said, including strengthening the defense trade relationship and coordinating
deployments in the Indo-Pacific region.
“The secretary also thanked Secretary Williamson for nearly
doubling U.K. contributions toward the NATO mission in Afghanistan and
reaffirmed U.S. support for U.K. defense modernization efforts,” White said.
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