US Presses Canada to Make Good on Promised 200 Soldier Peacekeeping Force

US Presses Canada to Make Good on Promised 200 Soldier Peacekeeping Force
Canadian infantry and medical personnel disembark a Chinook helicopter as they take part in a medical evacuation demonstration on the United Nations base in Gao, Mali, December 22, 2018. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—The United States is pressing Canada to commit medical units and drones to United Nations missions at a peacekeeping summit in South Korea next week, and to come up with a 200-strong force first promised four years ago.

The request came in a letter to Global Affairs Canada from the U.S. on the eve of the high-level meeting in Seoul, where U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration wants allies to renew their commitment to peacekeeping.