Dr. Kathleen Hicks, Greg Moriarty discuss ways to advance US-Australia Alliance

WASHINGTON, 02 March 2022, (TON): Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks met yesterday with Australian Secretary of Defence Greg Moriarty to advance the United States-Australia Alliance and compare perspectives on managing national defense enterprises.

Secretary Moriarty conveyed to Deputy Secretary Hicks the Australia government’s decision to provide lethal and non-lethal aid to Ukraine.

The Deputy Secretary welcomed the announcement as a demonstration of Australia’s enduring commitment to global peace and security.

The two leaders discussed progress in the Australia-UK-U.S. trilateral security partnership (AUKUS), including the identification of initial advanced capabilities to pursue through trilateral cooperation, governance processes for the trilateral partnership, and efforts to bolster information-sharing.

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