Canada applies to join UK-led military coalition
The move would deepen Canada’s ties with 10 NATO allies and advance talks with the United Kingdom on a joint defence financing institution.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney's office announced Canada has formally applied to join the British-led Joint Expeditionary Force to diversify its defense ties away from the United States.
- Established in 2014, the JEF is a rapid-response military coalition of 10 NATO allies comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
- Canada has previously participated in multinational drills with the JEF but has never held permanent membership within the coalition until this formal application.
- Carney met British Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Liverpool on Wednesday, where the leaders discussed defense industrial cooperation through the Global Combat Air Programme.
- Officials are negotiating to merge proposed defense financing initiatives between Canada and the United Kingdom, though a final agreement may not emerge from this week's meetings.
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Canada is now seeking closer military cooperation with European countries.
Canada has formally applied to join the NATO Joint Expedition Corps, which is commanded by the United Kingdom, and reports on Thursday to IFOR, a Canadian television broadcaster.
Canada has made a formal request to join a British-led military alliance as it seeks to diversify its defence relations.
Canada has taken a new step towards strengthening its defence relations with Europe. The Ottawa Government has officially submitted its application for membership in the Joint Expeditionary Force, known under the JEF acronym, a military coalition led by the United Kingdom and currently made up of 10 NATO Member States.
Canada, which wishes to diversify its defence relations beyond the United States, has made an official request to join the "Common Expeditionary Force," a military coalition led by the United Kingdom, announced the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's office on Wednesday, reports Reuters.
Canada is applying to join the United Kingdom-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), Prime Minister Mark Carney's office announced Wednesday. The JEF is a group of ten northernmost NATO member states, including Estonia, focused on military rapid response.
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