Yes, and the opportunities are boundless. We are building on firm foundations. It is 50 years since the five power defence arrangements, the oldest defence agreement in the Pacific, which colleagues will know involves Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. There are already structures in that region. AUKUS adds a new structure and a deeply intensified level of co-operation, on a scale that has not been seen before.
AUKUS
Proceeding contribution from
Boris Johnson
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 September 2021.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on AUKUS.
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