A look at the Defence news 7 – 13 March
France and the Netherlands held government consultations for the first time today. In Paris, Prime Minister Rutte and 5 ministers from the Dutch cabinet, including Minister of Defence Kajsa Ollongren, held talks with their French counterparts.
![Dutch and French military personnel on an archive photograph.](/binaries/medium/content/gallery/defence/content-afbeeldingen/latest/news/2022/03/16/d161122jv1366-1-1920.jpg)
Ukraine, the situation in the Sahel, the EU’s Strategic Compass and the importance of EU-NATO cooperation were among the important subjects of discussion. The delegations substantiated their intention to undertake closer cooperation in a number of concrete objectives. In future, the 2 countries will also work more closely together in the field of defence than is now the case.