The UK will increase its short-term training effort in Oman by a third this year, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon MP has announced. The commitment came as Mr Fallon met the Omani Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs, His Excellency Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harub Al Busaidi, to review the defence relationship between the two countries. They also ...
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon MP praised his Romanian counterpart Mihnea Motoc over the country’s recent increase in defence spending as a percentage of GDP, urging Mr Motoc to continue this trend to meet the NATO two per cent target. They met recently in London as part of a programme of deepening relations that will see around 150 ...