Canada to renew NATO mission
Mar. 09, 2022
Global Korean Post
After a bilateral visit to the United Kingdom (UK), Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg, in Riga, Latvia.
Prime Minister Trudeau and Secretary General Stoltenberg strongly condemned Russia’s further aggression against the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of Ukraine. They called for Russia’s immediate withdrawal of military forces, and the urgent need for civilians to be able to access humanitarian corridors and assistance.
Prime Minister Trudeau on March 8, 2022, announced Canada will renew its multi-year commitment to Operation REASSURANCE, the Canadian Armed Forces support to NATO’s assurance and deterrence measures in Central and Eastern Europe. This announcement is a year ahead of schedule and responds to the changing security situation in Eastern Europe.
This mission renewal follows the Prime Minister’s recent announcements of the deployment of up to 460 additional Canadian Armed Forces personnel to reinforce Operation REASSURANCE, including in Latvia, and the approximately 3,400 Canadian Armed Forces personnel who have been placed at a higher state of readiness to deploy to the NATO Response Force should they be required.
The Prime Minister was joined in Latvia by the Minister of National Defence, Anita Anand, and the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre.
Canada and Latvia’s relationship is rooted in our shared values of freedom, democracy, and the rule of law. Our close ties are strong due in part to the 30,000 Canadians of Latvian heritage.
