Australia, United Kingdom and the United States signed the first agreement on the exchange of information on nuclear nuclear power plants under the AUKUS Defense Partnership Treaty. Reports about it France 24.
Document signed in Canberra Peter Dutton Defense Minister, as well as Ambassadors of the United States and Great Britain. This is the first public agreement since three countries announced the creation of an alliance to counter strategic tensions in the Pacific region.
“Agreement with the United States and Great Britain on the exchange of information on nuclear power plants of the Navy will allow Australia to become a reliable and responsible partner of these countries in the use of the latest technologies,” Dutton said.
Canberra, London and Washington joined the efforts in the strategic sphere and declared the creation of the Aukus Military Alliance. According to officials of the United States, the participants of the Alliance within the framework of the partnership agreement intend to counteract Beijing’s strengthening in the military and technological sphere.
The relationship of Western countries and China aggravated against the background of competition in the South China Sea. Beijing declares that a significant part of international waters in the Asia-Pacific region belongs to the PRC. We are talking about controversial seaspaces in the areas of Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and others. The Chinese government takes measures to enhance the control over the sea routes through which world trade is held.