We, the Minister of National Defence of Canada, the Minister of Defence of Denmark, and the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, recognize our common interest in maintaining credible deterrence along NATO's Eastern Flank and our shared resolve to defend every inch of Allied territory.
In response to Russia's brutal and illegal war against Ukraine, NATO Allies agreed at the 2022 Madrid Summit to scale up NATO's forces along its Eastern Flank, leading to a more robust, ready and a warfighting capable posture. The role of NATO's Multinational Division North in maintaining and strengthening this posture has become increasingly important as Russia continues to pose a threat to NATO Allies.
We jointly announce that Canada is joining Denmark and Latvia as the third Framework Nation for Multinational Division North. The addition of Canada will bolster the Division's ability to provide essential command-and-control and support to NATO forces in Latvia. This will naturally complement Canada's continuing role as Framework Nation for and contributions to Multinational Brigade Latvia, which reports to Multinational Division North in the NATO chain of command. Canada, Denmark, Latvia, and the Allies contributing to Multinational Division North remain steadfast in standing up to aggression that threatens our individual and collective security.
