Australia PM says AUKUS pact to ensure peace, security in Indo-Pacific

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Jan 21 (Reuters)Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday that the new AUKUS defence alliance with Britain and the United States will contribute to peace, stability and security in the Indo-Pacific region.

In a speech to the World Economic Forum, Morrison said Australia wanted to maintain an “open rules based international system that allows nations to flourish free from coercion.”

(Reporting by Martin Petty; Writing by Ed Davies)

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