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Posted on March 9, 2026
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Add as preferred source on GoogleEU High Representative Kaja Kallas announced on March 9, 2026 that the EU will soon sign security and defence partnerships with Australia, Iceland and Ghana, reflecting growing global interest in diversifying strategic ties amid heightened geopolitical risks.
BRUSSELS, March 9 (Reuters) - The EU will sign defence partnerships with Australia, Iceland and Ghana in the coming days, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday.
"There are many other interested countries knocking at our door," Kallas added in a speech in Brussels.
"A growing number of countries around the globe are seeking to diversify their partnerships to manage the heightened risk."
(Reporting by Lili Bayer and Makini Brice, editing by Bart Meijer)
The EU will sign defence partnerships with Australia, Iceland, and Ghana in the coming days.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced the upcoming defence partnerships.
A growing number of countries seek to diversify partnerships to manage heightened global risks.
Yes, according to Kaja Kallas, many other countries are interested in partnering with the EU.
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