Readouts of the Prime Minister's meetings with the Prime Minister
of the Netherlands and the Prime Minister of Sweden at the Joint
Expeditionary Force Summit (JEF) earlier today.
NETHERLANDS
A Downing Street spokeswoman said:
"The Prime Minister met the Prime Minister of the Netherlands,
Rob Jetten, at the Joint Expeditionary Force Summit (JEF) earlier
today.
"The leaders began by discussing opportunities to work more
closely together on energy, technology, and defence, noting the
long history of close cooperation between two countries.
"The Prime Minister reflected on his visit to the Dutch and
British Marines training centre in Rotterdam last year,
adding that he hoped both nations could go further in their
military cooperation in the coming months.
"The leaders agreed on the importance of maintaining support for
Ukraine both through joint training, and efforts to
strengthen Ukraine's air defence capabilities.
"On the Middle East, the Prime Minister updated on his recent
conversations with leaders in the region, and the UK's
efforts to support partners with defensive capability.
"The Prime Minister said he hoped to welcome Prime Minister
Jetten to London soon."
ENDS
SWEDEN
A Downing Street spokeswoman said:
"The Prime Minister met the Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf
Kristersson, at the Joint Expeditionary Force Summit (JEF)
earlier today.
"The Prime Minister welcomed Sweden's leadership in taking
disruptive action against Russia's shadow fleet and updated on
plans for interdictions in UK waters, including in the Channel,
which were announced today.
"Turning to Ukraine, the leaders reiterated their steadfast
support for Ukraine's sovereignty and discussed how they could
continue to step up pressure on Russia, beyond the shadow fleet,
to force Putin to seriously engage with peace talks.
"It was also vital JEF nations continued to reinforce security in
the High North from the real threat posed by Russia, the Prime
Minister said.
"The leaders discussed the opportunity to deepen the close
maritime partnership between the UK and Sweden to strengthen
security in the region.
"Both looked forward to speaking again soon."
