On Friday, the Kingdom of Denmark signed an agreement with Canada that will strengthen defense cooperation in a number of areas.
This is stated in a press release by the Ministry of Defense.
- We need our friends, and we share the Canadian will to strengthen transatlantic ties and solve future tasks together, says Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen (V).
The agreement was signed at the Munich Security Conference.
Troels Lund Poulsen signed the agreement together with Sirið Stenberg, who is the Faroese Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs and Culture, and Vivian Motzfeldt, who is the Greenland Minister for Foreign Affairs.
- Canada is Greenland's closest neighbor and a close NATO ally. It is only natural that we strengthen cooperation with our closest allies in the field of defense. This applies both bilaterally and within the framework of NATO, says Vivian Motzfeldt.
On the Canadian side, it is Minister of Defense David J. McGuinty who has signed the agreement.
A press release states that the agreement will, among other things, strengthen operational cooperation, surveillance in areas of common interest, as well as education, training and exercises.
The agreement is an addition to the cooperation that already exists between the Kingdom of Denmark and Canada.
Back in June last year, Denmark joined a partnership with Germany, Canada and Norway on maritime security in the North Atlantic.
The signed agreement will ensure that further impetus is given to the cooperation with a focus on tangible results, it says.
The agreement comes at a time when Canada has largely supported the Kingdom of Denmark, especially in relation to the fact that US President Donald Trump has expressed a desire to take over Greenland.
The country's Foreign Minister, Anita Anand, was most recently in Greenland when the Canadian consulate was inaugurated on Friday last week.
The consulate was opened with the aim of increasing its presence in the Arctic region.
Canada is also undertaking a major rearmament in the region. This will eventually mean more soldiers and equipment specifically for patrolling and fighting in the Arctic region.
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