Australian PM visits Fiji to discuss nuclear submarines, regional security

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SYDNEY: Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese will meet his Fiji counterpart in Suva on Wednesday to press Canberra’s message that its US$245 billion nuclear-powered submarine programme does not violate its nuclear non-proliferation commitments.

Albanese will meet with Fijian prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka on Wednesday to discuss regional security, a day after unveiling details of the Aukus submarine programme in San Diego with the leaders of United States and Britain. Foreign minister Penny Wong said China’s diplomats will attend a briefing by her department in Canberra on Wednesday on the Aukus programme, along with diplomats from other nations.Australia emphasised on Tuesday the submarines will not carry nuclear weapons.

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