Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
David, if I may, welcome. It's good to see you again. Thank you for your brief. Certainly we, on behalf of our constituents, were looking forward to getting this briefing so that we can convey back to them the kind of work that was achieved, etc.
I'd like to open by just going back to 1998, when we had the then-NATO Secretary General address a joint session of the House of Commons and the Senate. I don't have his exact quote, but I'll try to quote him. He said we must move beyond resolutions and statements towards compliance and enforcement.
I personally and other colleagues have been to these various forums, and we somehow at the end of the day manage to make a great statement, which is needed, and then the question is compliance, as the former Secretary General said.
I'd like to initially touch upon France's announcement. It made the announcement. In a short response—because we're limited in time—please tell us when those troops can arrive to lend their support. Is there a time? It's great when we make announcements; it's when the delivery date comes due. Do we have one?
Through you, Mr. Chairman, I will not ask our guest to say anything beyond what he can say in terms of security, etc.
Is there any timeframe, David?