Australia, UK draw closer with decades-long defence tie
Australia and the UK enters the US support for an important nuclear submarine program, bringing the two countries closer to each other and promises a half -century alliance.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defense Minister Richard Marles will be signed for a 50 -year agreement to support the three nation security agreements after meeting his colleagues for talks at Sidney.
The AUKUS security partnership includes the US, England and Australia, but the new agreement was only between London and Canberra.
In a statement with the UK leaders, Marles said that the relationship between two nations could be the most important partnership of Australia.
“We live at a time when the world is variable, there is a great power contest,” he said on Friday.
British Foreign Minister David Lammy also talked about “challenging” global conditions, including the war in Ukraine and the conflicts in the Middle East.
Uz We trust each other in many ways, and frankly, we are part of a system that gives us tremendous intelligence ability and military talent, ”he said.
Negotiations on the Defense Agreement are marked before US President Donald Trump came to power, while the ink of the document shows that England and Australia strengthen the ties against American tariffs and the Pentagon’s undefined AUKUS review.
The binary treaty will increase the industrial capacity of both countries and facilitate more economic cooperation between the two countries.
As part of the current defense agreement, Australia will pay $ 5 billion to support and produce nuclear reactors to strengthen the future Aukus class submarines.
Under the AUKUS submarine program of $ 368 billion, Australia will be sold at least three virginia classes from the United States in the early 2030s.
The new Aukus class will be built in the nuclear submarines in Adelaide and will be delivered in the 2040s.
However, since the Trump administration has started a review of the agreement to examine whether it is compatible with the “American first” agenda, the planned sale of US -made boats remained in the air.
Defense analysts believe that a possible outcome of the US investigation will demand more money from Australia to support the submarine industry base.
Australian Strategic Policy Institute Senior Analyst Alex Bristow said that the ministry meetings every six months rather than traditional annual timeline emphasized the strengthened ties between the two countries.
“The tempo of this is a sign that Britain has entered into an elite category, Aap said AAP.
The British carrier Strike Group, ruled by the Royal Navy flagship Wales, arrived in Darwin on Wednesday during the Multi-Nation military exercises hosted by Australia.
The first UK carrier strike group to visit Australia since 1997.
The International Mission Group contains five basic ships, 24 jets and 17 helicopters focusing on the flagship aircraft carrier.
Mr. Marles and Senator Wong will join the UK colleagues in Darwin to observe while the band is on Sunday.
British High Commissioner Sarah Macintosh said that the arrival of the strike group was a demonstration of commitment to the region and a strong relationship with Canberra.
“This is an anchor relationship in a controversial world,” he said.
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