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<p>At present the UK and the Irish Defence Force cooperate in a limted number of activities,
including the UK's support to the EU training mission in Mali and the UK's efforts
to counter Ebola in Sierra Leone. However, the Memorandum of Understanding signed
by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence and his Irish counterpart
on 19 January 2015 contains provisions for greater co-operation in training, as a
result of which we hope to see UK/Irish training expanded in the future, including
in the area of peacekeeping.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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