Australia and France will jointly produce ammunition to be provided to Ukraine, ministers for the two countries have announced in Paris.
The meeting comes amid a thawing of relations between Australia and France.Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles have announced plans for Australia and France to jointly produce ammunition to be given to Ukraine.
"We are really pleased to be able to announce today that Australia and France are working together in providing supply of 155-millimetre ammunition to Ukraine... to make sure Ukraine is able to stay in this conflict and see it concluded on its own terms," Mr Marles said."It represents a novel co-operation between Australian and French defence industry."
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