WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis plans to
visit Croatia and Norway next week after he attends NATO’s summit, Defense
Department officials announced today.
The secretary leaves July 10 for the July 11-12 meeting of
NATO’s heads of state and government.
In Brussels, Mattis will join President Donald J. Trump and
leaders of allied and partner nations at the NATO summit to reinforce U.S.
priorities, including more equitable burden sharing, strengthening the
alliance’s deterrence and defense capabilities and enhancing NATO’s role in
fighting terrorism, officials said.
The secretary then will travel to Zagreb, Croatia, where
officials said he will meet with defense ministers of the U.S.-Adriatic Charter
to reinforce U.S. support to southeast Europe.
The secretary’s final stop on his overseas trip is Oslo,
Norway, where he will meet with Norwegian Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen
and Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide.
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