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Statement
Statement by the Minister of National Defence on the Subject of Meetings in Pakistan
NR–06.054 - September 2, 2006
OTTAWA – The Honourable Gordon O'Connor, Minister of National Defence has issued the following statement:
“Media reports today have misreported comments I made while visiting with the Government of Pakistan. At no time did I advocate, suggest or imply I favoured stand-alone Canadian troop deployment in Pakistan.
What I said was that Canada needs to engage with Pakistan as part of our security and reconstruction mission in Afghanistan.
This means greater coordination between Canadian troops in Khandahar and Pakistani troops in Western Pakistan.
This would not involve the stationing of stand alone Canadian military units in Western Pakistan, but rather would involve one or two Canadian liaison officers working within Pakistani military headquarters in Western Pakistan.
The Canadian Forces regularly embed exchange officers within units of its allies.
This leads to better coordination between the respective militaries to ensure both are efficient and effective.”
Statement
Statement by the Minister of National Defence on the Subject of Meetings in Pakistan
NR–06.054 - September 2, 2006
OTTAWA – The Honourable Gordon O'Connor, Minister of National Defence has issued the following statement:
“Media reports today have misreported comments I made while visiting with the Government of Pakistan. At no time did I advocate, suggest or imply I favoured stand-alone Canadian troop deployment in Pakistan.
What I said was that Canada needs to engage with Pakistan as part of our security and reconstruction mission in Afghanistan.
This means greater coordination between Canadian troops in Khandahar and Pakistani troops in Western Pakistan.
This would not involve the stationing of stand alone Canadian military units in Western Pakistan, but rather would involve one or two Canadian liaison officers working within Pakistani military headquarters in Western Pakistan.
The Canadian Forces regularly embed exchange officers within units of its allies.
This leads to better coordination between the respective militaries to ensure both are efficient and effective.”
