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Canada to deploy a general and staff to Latvia for new NATO unit -PM Trudeau

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participates in Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 27, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable

Canada will deploy a general and six staff officers to a new NATO unit in Latvia that will help plan, coordinate and integrate regional military activities, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.

"They'll be part of a first of its kind unit," Trudeau told reporters at a joint news conference with Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins. "It'll serve as a continued important part of our enhancements to NATO's defense and deterrence capabilities."

(Reporting by Steve Scherer; Editing by Chris Reese)

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