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# UK and Norway launch talks on new bilateral defence cooperation pact
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-02-20-uk-norway-defence-cooperation-talks/
- Published: 2025-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T05:01:34.000Z
- Description: UK defence secretary John Healey and Norway's Tore Sandvik launched talks on a new bilateral defence agreement covering industrial cooperation and undersea cable protection, targeting signature by summer 2025.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Joint Statement on Enhanced Defence Cooperation between Norway and the United Kingdom, Norwegian government, 20 February 2025](https://www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new/joint-statement-on-enhanced-defence-cooperation-between-norway-and-the-united-kingdom/id3088981/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish that the agreement has been signed, funded, or that any contract has resulted from the talks.

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