Minister of Defense Soren Gade of Denmark

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One of the longest-serving defense ministers in NATO, Danish Defense Minister Sren Gade has since 2004 pushed fellow alliance members for more troops to supdport NATO's efforts in Afghanistan, especially in the country's more dangerous southern part.

Danish Ministry of Defense) Gade is also overseeing the transformation of the Danish military from a traditional national defense force to an expeditionary force better able to carry out operations abroad and to coordinate its military actions with reconstruction and economic-development efforts.

Gade expressed his condolences for the many casualties suffered by US.

On this issue, Gade said that "in Denmark, we have an investigation going on.

Among those accompanying Gade is Danish Ambassador to the US.

Although few details of the claims have been made public, Mr Gade said earlier that the mistreatment may have included denying prisoners water.

Danish Defense Minister Soren Gade said March 14 that he expects more soldiers will be sent to Afghanistan following NATO's upcoming summit next month.

As examples, Gade said more than a quarter of the members in Afghanistan's parliament are women and the "vast majority" of Afghans favor the international community's and NATO's presence.

Gade said Denmark ranks first or second inside NATO for the number of troops it has in Afghanistan relative to its size.

var PageContent= ' Copenhagen - Danish Defence Minister Soren Gade was Thursday on his way back to Copenhagen following an unannounced visit to Iraq, the defence ministry said.

contingent in the southern province.

Copenhagen- Danish Defence Minister Soren Gade was Thursday on his way back to Copenhagen following an unannounced visit to Iraq, the defence ministry said.

During his visit, Gade met with members of the 500-strong Danish contingent in the southern province.

In a statement Gade said he was "convinced" that the plans to pull back Danish troops and replace them with several helicopters as part of a UN-backed plan and also to focus on rebuilding Iraq were "correct.

Kabul, various governors and former warlords.

Afghanistan for at least ten years.

Danish Defense Minister Soren Gade said Friday that NATO members could offer more than 1,000 new troops for Afghanistan at the alliance's April 2-4 summit in Bucharest.

COPENHAGEN - As Denmark prepares to redeploy troops from southern Iraq to Afghanistan, Defence Minister Soren Gade said Monday he expected that foreign troops should be prepared to remain in Afghanistan for at least ten years.

WASHINGTON (AFP) Danish Defense Minister Soren Gade said Friday that NATO members could offer more than 1,000 new troops for Afghanistan at the alliance's April 2-4 summit in Bucharest.

Gade said Europe needed to provide more training support for Afghanistan security forces, pointing out that the EU has provided 1,800 people for a European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) mission to Kosovo, while the ESDP mission in much-larger Afghanistan is only 180-strong.

Gade said the cartoons were "being misused by people who don't want foreign troops in Afghanistan," saying those people were effectively supporting the Taliban.

Danish minister predicts long-term Afghan commitment COPENHAGEN: As Denmark prepares to redeploy troops from southern Iraq to Afghanistan, Defence Minister Soren Gade said he expected that foreign troops should be prepared to remain in Afghanistan for at least ten years.

In my view there is no doubt that foreign soldiers will remain in Afghanistan for ten years or more,’ Gade said in remarks quoted by Danish news agency Ritzau.

Gade said that to ensure long-term stability in Afghanistan there would likely be need for agreements between the central government in Kabul, various governors and former warlords.

During the visit, Sören Gade was briefed about the latest updates regarding the development of the Future Gripen, which Gripen International intends to offer to Denmark to meet its requirements.

Can Make Haste Slowly Therefore Gade is placing importance on deciding now which plane model looks like it could replace the F-16s later than originally planned.

Defence Minister Soren Gade said it was necessary to "complete the mission.

Defence Minister Soren Gade is reportedly planning to export one of Denmark's superfluous military submarines to Bulgaria as a Welcome to NATO gift.

Gade has asked the National Defense Commando to devise a plan for carrying out the donation, after he overruled an initial investigation concluding that the project was too expensive.

Danish Defense Minister Soren Gade said that the scope of the attacks was interfering with troops being able to conduct patrols, telling journalists, "We have sent a number of special forces out of recognition of the current situation in the camp at Musa Qala.