Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following readout:
Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis met with U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Gavin Williamson today at the Pentagon to reaffirm the long-standing and special defense relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom.
The leaders discussed a broad range of defense issues, including strengthening the defense trade relationship and coordinating deployments in the Indo-Pacific.
The secretary also thanked Secretary Williamson for nearly doubling U.K. contributions toward the NATO mission in Afghanistan, and reaffirmed U.S. support for U.K. defense modernization efforts.