He is expected to first travel to New York, where he will address representatives of the American-Jewish Committee, an organization representing the interests of the Jewish community.

Pistorius is scheduled to meet UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday.

A visit to defense company Boeing is also on the agenda of the German Defense Minister.

During his visit, Pistorius plans to meet his US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Washington.

The German Defense Minister is also planning to visit Ottawa for talks with his Canadian counterpart Bill Blair.

Pistorius is expected to report on Germany's military involvement in NATO as well as its contribution to the stabilization of conflict zones. The ongoing war in Ukraine is also going to be discussed.




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