(Ottawa) The leader of the NATO alliance is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Wednesday.
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is also expected to deliver a speech at an event organized by the Canadian NATO Association in the evening.
The region is the highlight of Canada’s new defense strategy, released earlier this spring, and is seen as being of increasing importance to NATO since Sweden and Finland joined the alliance.
NATO leaders will meet in Washington next month for an annual summit marking the alliance’s 75th anniversary.
Last year’s summit focused heavily on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a topic that is also expected to dominate discussions this year.
