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Pentagon Chief to Start First Europe Trip With Visit to NATO HQ in Brussels

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US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will visit the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, the first day of his first... 14.02.2017, Sputnik International

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Pentagon Chief to Start First Europe Trip With Visit to NATO HQ in Brussels

05:15 GMT 14.02.2017 (Updated: 11:32 GMT 06.08.2022)

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis walks off an aircraft upon his arrival at Yokota Air Base on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan, February 3, 2017. - Sputnik International

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will visit the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, the first day of his first official trip to Europe.

U.S. Marine Corps four-star general James Mattis arrives to address at the pre-trial hearing of Marine Corps Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich at Camp Pendleton, California U.S in a March 22, 2010 file photo - Sputnik International

All Eyes on Mattis at NATO, Munich Meetings for Clues to Future US Policies

14 February 2017, 04:53 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Mattis is expected to meet his counterparts from NATO member states and to host a meeting of senior officials in the US-led international coalition against Daesh, the infamous, internationally-condemned jihadist group also known as ISIS and ISIL.

According to the US Department of Defense, the visit will emphasize the country’s commitment to NATO as well as to defeating Daesh terrorists.

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