In a swift reaction to the allegation levelled against him,
the UK’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has come out to clear the air saying
the UK is not seeking to block closer European Union military co-operation. Mr
Johnson instead made affirmed that Britain is "not going to stand in their
way".
Though he affirmed the UK’s concerns over "some of the
language" he insisted that the UK would not look to reject efforts being
made to forge deeper defence ties.
This report comes as a it was told the UK was making some
efforts to put the brakes on the planned command centre as a result of
objections to it being mentioned as an" operational headquarters".
Upon his arrival for the summit in Brussels, Mr Johnson
stressed that: "We understand the vital importance to us all as European
countries working together to strengthen our defences.
"We all want to see our European friends and partners
spending more on defence. If they can get up to 2%, that is terrific. We really
want to encourage that as fast as possible.
"If they want to come together with other arrangements,
we are not going to stand in their way.
"We are just working on some of the language to make
sure that we get it totally right."
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