04.04.2018 - 04:33 [ U.S.-Aussenministerium ]

Press Briefing with Commander of U.S. Central Command General Joseph L. Votel

(28.3.18) We have just completed some visits in the United Kingdom, as Mr. Tek said, again with our partners there. The UK forces have been great partners to us so it was a great opportunity to talk about many of our cooperative efforts that we are conducting together and, of course, to discuss the situation in the region. This afternoon I find myself on a jet flying back to our headquarters in Tampa. So that is what I have been doing for the last almost two weeks and I am very pleased with the continued progress that I see with our forces, with our coalition partners, and with our partners in the region working together. It certainly remains a very serious situation and very dynamic situation across the region with a variety of different actors but again, these trips are always great opportunities for us to reinforce our efforts and ensure that we stay in alignment with all of our partners.