DoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, December 22, 2015 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter
spoke with Italian Minister of Defense Roberta Pinotti by phone today about
Italy’s contributions to the effort to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and
the Levant, the Pentagon press secretary said.
In a readout of the call, Peter Cook noted that the defense
leaders last met in October, when Carter traveled to Rome to meet with Italian
leaders ahead of the NATO Defense Ministerial and to Sigonella Naval Air
Station to visit U.S. personnel stationed there.
Carter thanked Pinotti for Italy's valuable contributions to
the counter-ISIL campaign, Cook said, “including Italy's recent decision to
deploy additional troops inside Iraq. They also discussed next steps on
security cooperation in Libya following recent progress on the political
track.”
The two defense leaders agreed to continue their in-depth
dialogue on counterterrorism and other defense issues, Cook added.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment