According to the Taipei Times, the statement followed the Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) held in Sydney on Friday, hosted by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles, with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Defence Secretary John Heal
The Defence Minister, along with the UK Secretary of State for Defence, reviewed the progress made between the two countries in niche defence technology areas such as electric propulsion and jet engines and expressed satisfaction over the recent signing of the Statement of Intent on Electric
World leaders, including UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer, UK Defence Secretary John Healey, and Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese condemned Iran's attack on Israel.