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WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2018 — North Korea, the campaign to
defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, support to Ukraine and other
security issues were among the topics Defense Secretary James N. Mattis
discussed with Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan in Vancouver, British
Columbia, yesterday, the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson, Dana W. White, said in
a statement.
Mattis and Sajjan met on the sidelines of the Foreign
Ministers’ Meeting on Security and Stability of the Korean Peninsula, White
said.
North Korean Threat
The two leaders discussed the North Korean threat and the
importance of maintaining military support to the global diplomatic and
economic pressure on Pyongyang, she said.
White said Mattis and Sajjan also exchanged views on their
commitment to working with allies and partners on shared security concerns, including
the campaign to defeat ISIS and support to Ukraine.
The secretary and the minister also reaffirmed their support
to the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s readiness to face current and
future threats as NORAD enters its 60th year of Canadian-U.S. operations in
2018, White said.
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