(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Secretary of Defense Ash Carter spoke with French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian by phone Sunday morning in which the leaders "agreed on concrete steps" to take against ISIL, the Pentagon revealed in a statement.
This has been their second call since the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday in which they shared actions that both governments are taking in the wake of the attacks.
Carter reiterated the US' "firm commitment" to support France and agreed to continue to remain in close contact in the days ahead.
The statement did not elaborate on what kind of concrete steps the two countries would take or when.
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