NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to meet with Prime Minister in Ottawa

OTTAWA — The head of the NATO alliance is scheduled to meet with the Prime Minister in Ottawa today.

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is also expected to deliver a speech at an event hosted by the Canadian NATO Association this evening.

His last visit to Canada was in August 2022, when he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent time in the Arctic.

The region is the highlight of Canada’s new defense strategy, released earlier this spring, and is seen as being of growing importance to NATO since Sweden and Finland joined the alliance.

NATO leaders are expected to gather in Washington next month for an annual summit marking the alliance’s 75th anniversary.

Last year’s summit focused heavily on Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, a topic that is also expected to dominate discussions this year.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 19, 2024.

The Canadian Press