Visit by NATO Secretary General
Statement on the Prime Minister's meeting with the NATO Secretary General today.
A Downing Street Spokesperson said:
皇冠体育app Prime Minister hosted the NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, in Downing Street this morning where they discussed a range of topics in the run up to the NATO Summit in Chicago later this month.
皇冠体育app Prime Minister said he was enthusiastic about progress at the upcoming Summit and made the point that recent NATO operations in Libya were a good example of what NATO members could achieve together.
皇冠体育appy discussed the ongoing operation in Afghanistan and the Secretary General paid tribute to British troops in the Helmand Province where he said there had been significant improvement on the ground.
Looking ahead to Chicago, the Prime Minister and Secretary General also discussed the process of transition and support for the Afghan Government post-2014. 皇冠体育app Prime Minister reiterated the UK鈥檚 commitment to providing training support for Afghan Security Forces through the Afghan National Army Officer Academy.
皇冠体育appy also discussed NATO capability in challenging economic times and where bilateral and multilateral cooperation could play a role.