PM’s big promise ahead of potential meeting with Trump
With the first meeting between the two leaders on the cards, the Prime Minister hopes that a major increase in defense is enough to win Donald Trump.
Prime Minister Anthony Arbanese may meet with US President Donald Trump at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly, which is expected to assure the future of the AUKUS Defense Agreement.
Nuclear -energy submarines would enter the Henderson Defense Zone outside the Perth, which received 12 billion dollars of cash injection within the scope of Australia’s agreement.
The US may also choose to maintain submarines at the facility.
The agreement is examined in the US and the Trump administration called on allies to increase defense expenditures to 3.5 percent of gross domestic product.
Australia’s expenditure is currently about two percent.
Arthur Sinodinos, the US Ambassador of Australia, noted the importance of announcing an increase before a possible meeting with Trump.
Aap said, “Something will happen to prepare the ground, prepare the ground and put it on the table with the President,” AAP said.
Sinodinos, Sinodinos, Sinodinos said that he would look for assurance from the president about his support to Aukus.
“Although there are support indications of others in administration, it is important that the Prime Minister hears it directly from the President,” he said.
According to Mike Hughes, Director of Defense Strategy of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, it makes Australia a much more valuable ally.
“Australia’s ships, especially the ability to build, maintain, maintain and repair maritime military ships, are almost a complete lack of investment,” he said.
“When the international geopolitical environment is worsening, Australia needs to invest in these dominant skills, given that we have spent for decades free of charge from others.”
Defense Minister Richard Marles described the $ 12 billion financing as “the greatest peace time increase in Australia’s defense expenditures ve and described the total expenditures as 25 billion dollars.
Opposition Defense Spokesman Angus Taylor said he was delayed and did not go far enough to support the rotation of the US and British submarines until the end of the 2030s
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