WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary James N. Mattis met with Iceland’s foreign minister at the Pentagon today to express a mutual commitment to the deepening defense relationship between the United States and Iceland, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said.
Cooperation on Arctic and NATO
In a statement summarizing the meeting, White said Mattis and Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson discussed ways to increase U.S.-Iceland cooperation in the Arctic and NATO command structure reform.
“Secretary Mattis also expressed appreciation for Iceland’s additional investment in infrastructure upgrades to support U.S. and NATO missions,” White said.
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis hosts an enhanced honor cordon to welcome Icelandic Foreign Minister Gudlaugur Thor Thordharson to the Pentagon, May 15, 2018. DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith