Denmark and the United States signed an agreement to strengthen military cooperation

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency according to the German “D Site” publication, so After lengthy negotiations, Denmark and the United States agreed to further cooperation in the field of defense. In this way, the United States Army has access to the Danish air force bases.

In this way, Denmark has signed an agreement for closer defense cooperation with the United States. The foreign ministries of the two countries announced that Danish Foreign Minister Lars Loke Rasmussen and his American counterpart Anthony Blinken signed the agreement in Washington. Denmark and the United States had previously negotiated the agreement for almost a year and a half.

Under the agreement, the United States military will in the future transfer some of Denmark’s military facilities, including three air bases in Karup, Skrydstrup and Aalborg will be accessible. In addition, the United States can now permanently station personnel and military equipment in Denmark. This agreement does not apply to Greenland and the Faroe Islands, which are each part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

Norway, Sweden and Finland also have such agreements with the United States. Denmark and Norway are among the founding members of NATO, and Finland joined the Western military alliance in April. Finland, like Sweden, applied for admission to this military alliance after Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Sweden’s accession has been delayed due to the resistance of Turkey, a member of NATO.

Løke said that this agreement will strengthen the security of Denmark, but also Europe and the Trans-Atlantic. “It is important to maintain the US commitment to Europe at a time marked by war, conflict and uncertainty,” he added. According to him, Denmark and the United States should take responsibility for what they do with the agreement. The US State Department said the armed forces of both countries will now be able to work together more effectively. Based on this, more joint military exercises will be held in the future.

According to information from Copenhagen, the agreement will enter into force only when it passes the respective national implementation stages in Denmark and the United States. To achieve this goal, the rules must be changed on the Danish side; Parliament’s work on the matter should begin next year.

Anthony Blinken, the US secretary of state, said Denmark would play a key role in ensuring that Russia’s war against Ukraine remains a “strategic failure”. remains, performs. Denmark, like other Scandinavian countries, is particularly committed to military support for Ukraine.

It is contributing to the delivery of more than 100 German Leopard 1 main battle tanks and is one of the few countries that wants Provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Denmark wants to replace its F-16 fleet with modern American F-35 fighters. This country put the first one into operation at the beginning of October.

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