Australia to buy S.Korean weapons in defence-tie boost


South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the Parliament House in Australia on Dec 13, 2021. - AFP

CANBERRA (Bloomberg): Australia agreed to buy K9 artillery from South Korea and increase ties between their defence industries as the nations cemented a new comprehensive security partnership amid increasing tensions with China.

The countries also pledged to boost critical minerals and clean-energy trade in pacts signed by President Moon Jae-in and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Canberra on Monday (Dec 13).

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