Australia, UK deepen subs commitment despite US review
Despite the review of the three nation agreements by the US government, the UK and Australia officially strengthened the binary bonds around the Nuclear Nuclear Submarine Agreement.
Established in 2021 to resolve China’s rising military ambition, Aukus, both with Britain and the United States, was designed to ensure that Australia receive nuclear -energy attack submarines in the 2040s.
However, the Trump administration launched a examination to examine whether the “America’s first” criteria meets the criteria of the $ 560 billion.
Defense Minister Richard Marles and British Foreign Minister John Healey put paper on Pen on Saturday upon the regulation of partnership and cooperation between two allies.
The so -called Geelong Treaty represents a 50 -year cooperation under the flag of Aukus, while greeting it as a historical agreement on its own.
Marles, “Australia, England and the United States of the United States of the United States of the two -sided cooperation on the bilateral agreement on the bilateral agreement developed the common targets of Aukus, he said.
The authority added that the US is sure of the future of the participation of the partnership.
“The Treaty of Geelong will provide a comprehensive cooperation on the design, construction, operation, maintenance and disposal of our submarine,” Marles said.
“Australia will support the development of the personnel, labor, infrastructure and regulatory systems required for the AUKUS program” and support the return of a British intelligence -class submarine in HMAS Stirling in Perth.
Speaking in Sydney with Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Mr. Healey and British Foreign Minister David Lammy, Marles said that Australia contributed to Aukus this year, each of which contributed two $ 760 million to Aukus this year.
At the same press conference, Mr. Lammy described Britain’s relationship with Australia as an anchor anchor with a very variable world ve and said that the geopolitical winds provide stability in which way it is blowing.
Mr. Healey said he was sure that Britain could fulfill their obligations to deliver the SSN-AUKUS submarines and did not break by the US investigation.
“Australia and the UK welcomes the review because we see it as the chance to renew the commitment of a new administration to AUKUS, and this is what we expect.”
Australia will pay $ 5 billion to support the British industry to design and produce nuclear reactors to give power to the future AUKUS class.
In addition, at least three virginia class nuclear energy submarines will be purchased in the early 2030s.
On Sunday, Mr. Marles and visiting British ministers will go to Darwin to observe joint military exercises known as Talisman Saber, who constitute more than 30,000 personnel than 19 militants.
The 2025 War Games include the British carrier strike group, ruled by the flagship of the Royal Navy HMS Wales, the first British carrier strike group to visit Australia since 1997.
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