In a written statement from the USA, England and Australia, it was reported that US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison held an evaluation meeting today within the scope of the AUKUS agreement.
The statement reaffirmed the countries’ commitment to AUKUS and to “an open and free Indo-Pacific”.
RUSSIA IN THE STATEMENT!
“In the face of Russia’s unjustified and unlawful invasion of Ukraine, we reaffirmed our unwavering commitment to human rights, the rule of law, and an international system for the peaceful settlement of disputes,” the statement said. statement was included.
In the statement, underlining that we are satisfied with the progress made in the agreement between the three countries for Australia’s armed and nuclear powered submarine program, “Today we started a new tripartite cooperation on hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare equipment and we decided to deepen our cooperation in defense innovation. ” information shared.
FRANCE LOSE ITS 66.6 BILLION DOLLAR SUBMARINE PROJECT
Australia; In accordance with the “AUKUS” security agreement signed with the UK and the USA on September 15, 2021, it announced that it will build at least 8 nuclear-powered submarines at the shipyards in Adelaide, the capital of the state of South Australia.
The new partnership agreement, called “AUKUS”, which is the abbreviation of the names of the three countries that are party to the agreement in English, also brought the end of the French-designed submarine project of 90 billion Australian dollars (approximately 66.6 billion USD) that the Australian government signed with the French company in 2016, which envisaged the construction of 12 submarines. .
Considering the cancellation of the agreement as treason, France recalled its ambassador to Canberra for consultations. (AA)