(Ottawa) The United States calls on Canada to honor the promise made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the United Nations four years ago of a peacekeeping force of 200 soldiers.
The U.S. request is contained in a letter sent earlier this month to Global Affairs Canada by the U.S. Embassy, a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press.
The letter precedes a high-level meeting on peacekeeping that South Korea is hosting next week, in which countries are expected to make new commitments to the UN.
To this end, the United States is also asking that Canadian officials arrive in Seoul with a plan for the deployment of medical units and unmanned drones in UN peacekeeping missions.
Trudeau first pledged the 200-member rapid reaction force when hosting a high-profile Vancouver peacekeeping conference in November 2017, but the government has yet to register it to the UN.
The Prime Minister also made a commitment at the time to provide helicopter and military transport aircraft units, which has since been done.