Zakharova: Russia Expects Australia To Comply With Obligations As Nuclear Free Country

Moscow expects that Australia, being a nuclear-free country, will continue to comply with its obligations, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

We drew attention to Canberra’s released plans as a part of the new trilateral security initiative of the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom (AUUKUS). We believe that being a nuclear-free country and a faithful participant of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, Canberra will comply with its obligations and under its safeguards agreement with the IAEA and its additional protocol. we expect that Canberra will ensure the necessary cooperation with the agency [IAEA] in order to exclude any non-proliferation risks.