First ever UK-hosted meeting of AUKUS Defence Ministers
Posted: 27th September 2024
GOV.UK: First ever UK-hosted meeting of AUKUS Defence Ministers as UK-Australia set to commence defence treaty negotiations
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Defence Secretary John Healey and UK allies will meet in London amid efforts to build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. Mr Healey will host Richard Marles, who is also Anthony Albanese’s deputy prime minister, and US defence secretary Lloyd James Austin III at an Aukus security partnership meeting on Thursday. If Australia and the UK sign a treaty, the Westminster Government has estimated the SSN-Aukus submarine build project would unlock UK exports into the billions of pounds. The Government also confirmed the new treaty will outline the UK’s relationship with Australia on submarine co-operation. “As AUKUS partners, we stand shoulder-to-shoulder in an increasingly unstable world,” Mr Healey said. “This is a partnership that will boost jobs, growth and prosperity across our three nations, as well as strengthening our collective security. I’m delighted that we will soon be commencing negotiations on a bilateral Aukus treaty with Australia, which will help create a more secure and stable Indo-Pacific for decades to come.”
Portsmouth News 26th Sept 2024
https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/mod-royal-navy-aukus-nuclear-submarine-fleet-talks-4797918