- Title: U.S. Secretary of Defense Carter welcomes his French counterpart to Washington
- Date: 28th November 2016
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 28, 2016) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** FRENCH DEFENSE MINISTER JEAN-YVES LE DRIAN WALKS UP TO U.S. DEFENSE MINISTER ASH CARTER AND HUGS HIM LE DRIAN AND CARTER WALKING UP STAIRS OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION CONSTITUTION HALL
- Embargoed: 13th December 2016 20:15
- Keywords: Ash Carter Jean-Yves Le Drian France U.S. Defense Minister
- Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
- City: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Defence,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0015AD1PHJ
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter welcomed French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to Washington, D.C. on Monday for bilateral talks on mutual security concerns. A statement issued by the Pentagon before Le Drian's arrival said the topics would include the ongoing campaign against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
This is the fourth meeting with between the two men in five months. They also met at a NATO defense meeting in October. It comes as the U.S. is preparing for a change in administration. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to take the U.S. in a completely different direction from the Obama Administration. During his campaign, he questioned whether the United States should protect allies seen as spending too little on their defense, raising fears that he could withdraw funding for NATO at a time of heightened tensions with Russia. However, following his election, NATO said he and Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg agreed during a phone conversation on the Western alliance's "enduring importance", striving to reassure Europe that Washington will remain committed to its security.
Carter has pledged to oversee an orderly transition to a Trump administration. The president-elect has not yet named a nominee for the post. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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