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Australian Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy will travel to India and the United States for high-level diplomatic and defence industry talks.
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The Minister for International Development and the Pacific will first travel to General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Connecticut, where Virginia Class submarines are produced for the US Navy.
He will also discuss the implementation of a pathway for Australia to acquire conventionally armed nuclear-powered submarines with representatives from the US administration and Congress.
“I am pleased Congress will consider the US administration’s draft legislative proposals, which are early necessary steps for the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines program,” Minister Conroy said.
“I look forward to continuing to work closely with both the administration and Congress to progress key alliance priorities including enhancing the two-way transfer of technology and information, and meaningful engagement in the Indo-Pacific.”
In Conroy’s first ministerial visit to India, he will attend the G20 Development Ministers’ Meeting in Varanasi.
“I look forward to collaborating with G20 counterparts on contemporary international development challenges, particularly the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals,” Minister Conroy said.
“The Albanese government is a strong supporter of our multilateral institutions. The only way to address the world’s greatest development challenges is through collective solutions”.
