The importance of Europe in NATO's maritime work
27 May 2014 10:40 AM
Defence Secretary
Philip Hammond has delivered a speech at the annual meeting of the Chiefs of
European Navies in Portsmouth.
During his speech Mr Hammond was
clear on the role European navy chiefs must play in explaining the importance
of Europe’s part in NATO’s maritime work in the lead up to the NATO
Summit in Wales in September this year.
He discussed how important this
coming together of nations was, with an emphasis on finding better ways of
working together to tackle shared threats such as international piracy and
blockades of economic choke points.
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