UK Defence Secretary reaffirms support to NATO with Secretary-General
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has today met with the NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss the UK鈥檚 leading role in the alliance.
Building on meetings held in the margins of the Munich Security Conference last month, Mr Fallon used the talks to reaffirm the UK鈥檚 commitment to NATO as demonstrated by the leading role Britain will play in NATO鈥檚 Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF).
皇冠体育app meeting focused on this significant contribution and included discussions on ways to ensure the quick deployment of the Task Force whenever and where ever necessary.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said:
皇冠体育app UK鈥檚 commitment to NATO remains as strong as ever. Our discussions built significantly on the considerable progress made since Newport. In particular, we agreed on the importance of Member States contributing to the high readiness task force and deploying as part of the Baltic Air Policing Mission. 皇冠体育app UK is playing a key role in these areas, and we will continue to work with our closest allies to overcome the threats to security which we collectively face.
皇冠体育app UK is at the forefront of VJTF development, and at last September鈥檚 NATO summit in Wales the Prime Minister said the UK would commit 1,000 personnel to the task force on a rotational basis, a pledge reaffirmed by Mr. Fallon earlier this year.
Building on his recent trip to Washington and meetings with US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter, the discussions looked at further cooperation with NATO Allies on countering propaganda and misinformation with the Defence Secretary exploring the potential to share intelligence more rapidly with Allies.