Source: United States Navy
Copenhagen, DENMARK – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro met with Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Denmark Troels Lund Poulsen, Aug. 13.
Joined by U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark Alan Leventhal, the leaders discussed the close alliance between our nations, deepening interoperability between our navies and regional security trends from the Arctic Circle to the Baltic Sea.
Secretary Del Toro praised Denmark’s contributions to NATO, support for Ukraine and their leadership in Arctic security. He thanked Minister Poulsen for his support to recent U.S. Navy submarine and destroyer visits to ports within the Kingdom of Denmark, as well as Royal Danish Navy participation in multilateral exercises, including Arctic Edge, BALTOPS and RIMPAC.
While in Copenhagen, Secretary Del Toro also met with Chief of Danish Defense General Michael W. Hyldgaard and Chief of the Royal Danish Navy Rear Adm. Henrik Ryberg, aboard the frigate, HDMS Absalon.