Defence Secretary visits North

The new British Defence Secretary, Mr George Robertson, visited the military installation at Bessbrook, Co Armagh, on Saturday…

The new British Defence Secretary, Mr George Robertson, visited the military installation at Bessbrook, Co Armagh, on Saturday - his first visit to Northern Ireland since his appointment.

He met soldiers from the First Battalion the Welsh Guards and First Battalion the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, after a briefing with the General Officer Commanding at the British army's headquarters in Lisburn.

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