New Zealand and Australian foreign and defense ministers held a press conference, with Australia's defense minister agreeing to send a team to New Zealand for an Aukus briefing. New Zealand has agreed to explore the potential benefits of joining the Aukus pact, indicating its contribution to the security agreement between Australia, the US, and UK. Australia has downplayed talks of New Zealand's imminent inclusion into AUKUS, despite New Zealand expressing its desire to take part in the security agreement.
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New Zealand takes step towards Aukus security pact https://t.co/5boXmNm7nS https://t.co/36Z4QpxKcg
Australia has hosed down talks of New Zealand's imminent inclusion into AUKUS as the country's new government expresses its desire to take part in the landmark security agreement. https://t.co/Klgv67SbMF
New Zealand has agreed to officially explore the potential benefits of joining the Aukus pact, the latest sign that Wellington will contribute to the wide-ranging security agreement between Australia, the US and UK https://t.co/BbnjEJ0tDq
🔴 AUSTRALIA'S DEFENCE MINISTER AGREES TO SEND TEAM TO NEW ZEALAND FOR AUKUS BRIEFING
LIVE: New Zealand and Australian foreign and defense ministers press conference https://t.co/WBrZZob9es
New Zealand will start talks with Australia about cooperating with the AUKUS trilateral defense partnership, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said, adding Washington needed to do more in the Pacific to counter other political influences there https://t.co/sm8W8XggTS https://t.co/XvoJ7mGlqn
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