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Assistant Secretary Puneet Talwar Travels to Denmark for the First U.S.-Nordic-Baltic Political-Military Dialogue


Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
April 20, 2015


Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Puneet Talwar will travel to Copenhagen, Denmark, April 21–24, 2015.

Assistant Secretary Talwar will lead the U.S. delegation participating in the inaugural U.S.-Nordic-Baltic Political-Military Dialogue. This new forum will bring together senior civilian and military officials from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the United States.

In light of the new challenges confronting the region, the delegations will focus on global and regional security and defense issues, including hybrid threats, border security, and cybersecurity, as well as ways to improve interoperability and readiness. The dialogue is being hosted by Denmark, the current chair of the Enhanced Partnership in Northern Europe (EPINE) group.

The Assistant Secretary will also meet separately with Danish officials and participate in a roundtable at the University of Copenhagen.

For further information, please contact the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Congressional and Public Affairs at PM-CPA@state.gov and follow @StateDeptPM on Twitter.


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