Germany, UK to sign mutual assistance defence pact, reports Politico
- The U.K. and Germany are set to sign a defense treaty that includes mutual assistance on threats, according to five people with knowledge of the process.
- Keir Starmer and former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz laid the groundwork for the pact in a joint declaration last summer.
- The treaty, expected to be signed on July 17, aims to strengthen European security cooperation as the U.S. reduces its involvement.
- A spokesperson from the German Foreign Office stated, 'The treaty will deal with the entire range of our relations.
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UK and Germany On Track for Defence Treaty
Britain and Germany look set to strike a new deal on defence, with both countries preparing to sign a comprehensive treaty in the weeks ahead. The pact will treat any threat to one signatory as a threat to both, committing each to mutual aid in the event of conflict. This pact will build upon a joint declaration drawn up last summer and discussed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Germany’s then-chancellor Olaf Scholz. At the time, both linked t…
The Great Britain and Germany are preparing to sign a wide cooperation treaty on 17 July which will include a mutual assistance clause in the event of a threat to any of the two countries, according to an article published by Politic...
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