WASHINGTON, Sep 23 (Reuters) – As the Aukus security pact between the US, Britain and Australia marks its first anniversary, the leaders of the three countries said on Friday they had made “significant progress” towards Australia’s acquisition of a nuclear-powered submarine.
“We are determined that Australia will acquire this capability as soon as possible,” US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Liz Truss and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a statement.
The Aukus Security Pact is seen by the three countries as a strategy to fend off China’s growing power and influence, particularly regarding Taiwan and the South China Sea.
(Report Eric Beech, French version Matthieu Protard)
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