Starmer-Macron, pact on nuclear energy: “warning to our enemies” | EUROtoday

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Industrial settlement: so the British premier Keir Starmer and the French president Emmanuel Macron They outline the brand new understanding signed at present 10 July through the official go to of Emmanuel Macron in Great Britain, which updates the pleasant entente that dates again to 1904.

The two leaders signed the so -called “Northwood declaration”, from the title of the navy base they visited collectively, which supplies for a better bilateral cooperation on safety and protection and – for the primary time in historical past – the coordination of their nuclear methods to distinction the rising aggression of Russia.

The collaboration between Great Britain and France is an indication of the development of relations between the 2 international locations since Starmer was elected premier final 12 months. However, this isn’t solely a symbolic gesture however of an energetic settlement that can characterize an actual deterrent, stated Starmer: “Our opponents must know that an attack against one of our nations will be in a counterattack by both”.

France and the United Kingdom, the one two nuclear powers in Europe, share “a special responsibility” in direction of the security of the continent, stated Macron. They are two “independent and sovereign” international locations, underlined the French president, however they need to collaborate since “the context has become much more threatening”.