10 June 2021

Australia, Germany to intensify co-operation in Indo-Pacific region

by Gabriel Dominguez

Australia and Germany have agreed to upgrade their bilateral relationship to an ‘enhanced strategic partnership' that will also see the two countries intensify co-operation in the Indo-Pacific region.

The enhanced partnership, which “commits Australia and Germany to a broader strategic alignment and joint support for the multilateral system and its institutions”, was announced in a joint statement issued on 10 June following the second ‘2+2 Security Policy Consultations' between the two countries' defence and foreign ministers.

Australia and Germany have agreed to upgrade their bilateral relationship to an ‘enhanced strategic ...

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