Jakarta –
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) highlights the project nuclear submarine Australia which the United Kingdom and the United States assisted in cooperation VICTIM. Australia immediately answered the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs with an explanation that the AUKUS project was carried out for the sake of peace.
This was conveyed by the Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Penny Williams, through a tweet on her official Twitter account, @Australian Ambassador, she replied to the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ tweet on March 14, 2023.
“Australia appreciates Indonesia’s ongoing engagement with AUKUS. AUKUS is making a positive contribution to regional peace and stability, and Australia will continue to work openly and transparently with the IAEA to develop an appropriate and robust nuclear non-proliferation approach,” Penny Williams said in a tweet. , accessed detikcomThursday (16/3/2023).
Reported ABC Australia, AUKUS is a trilateral security pact between Australia, the UK and the US, announced on 15 September 2021 for the Indo-Pacific region. Under AUKUS, the US and UK will help Australia acquire three nuclear powered submarines.
The Indonesian government has brought this issue to a meeting in New York which is reviewing the UN nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, said Australia enjoyed a very positive relationship with Indonesia. On Monday (14/3), the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted. Indonesia asked Australia to commit not to build nuclear weapons.
“Indonesia has paid close attention to the AUKUS security partnership cooperation, especially the announcement regarding the path that AUKUS will take to reach a critical level of AUKUS capability,” the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted.
“Indonesia asks Australia to consistently fulfill its obligations under the nuclear weapons non-proliferation regime and IAEA Safeguards and agree on a verification mechanism by the IAEA that is effective, transparent and non-discriminatory,” said the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Previously reported German wave (DW), US President Joe Biden said the ship was not nuclear-armed.
“Nuclear powered, not nuclear armed. These ships are not going to have any nuclear weapons. I don’t see what we are doing as a challenge to anyone,” Biden said. DWquoted detikcomlast Tuesday (14/3).
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