Joint Statement – Five Eyes Defence Ministers’ Meeting
Hon Ron Mark
Minister of
Defence
Joint statement from: Hon Ron Mark,
New Zealand Minister of Defence; Senator the Hon Linda
Reynolds CSC, Australia Minister for Defence; Hon Harjit
Sajjan, Canada Minister of National Defence; Rt Hon Ben
Wallace, United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence; and
Dr Mark Esper, United States Secretary of
Defense.
The defence ministers
from the Five Eyes nations (Australia, Canada, New Zealand,
the United Kingdom and the United States) met via
videoconference on 23 June.
Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to advance defence and security cooperation on matters of common interest to support and defend a stable, rules-based, global order that is increasingly being challenged.
Ministers recognised the role of regional partners and institutions in shaping globally and across the Indo-Pacific a stable and secure, economically resilient community, where the sovereign rights of all states are respected.
Ministers discussed new opportunities for Five Eyes partners to further strengthen their relationship, build resilience, address challenges to international rules and norms and advance cooperation across key lines of effort in an increasingly complex and challenging geostrategic environment.
Ministers
committed to meet regularly as part of efforts to address
existing and emerging security challenges, and to advance
their shared values of democracy, freedom and respect for
human rights.