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Introduction
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totheregiononalong-termstrategicfooting,workingwithothersandensuring
thatwearerespectfultoandguidedbyregionalperspectives.Wewilldothis
throughacombinationofbilateral,‘mini-lateral’andinstitutionalrelationships
acrosstheregionandoursupportfortheconceptofafreeandopenIndo-
Pacific.ThroughtheMarch2023UK-FranceSummitwehavestrengthenedour
cooperationwithFranceintheIndo-Pacific,includingbyestablishingthebasis
ofapermanentEuropeanmaritimepresenceintheregionthroughcoordinated
carrierdeployments.
AcoretenetoftheUK’sapproachintheIndo-Pacificwillbetosupport
thevisionforafreeandopenIndo-Pacificsharedbymanyregionalpartners.
TheUKbelievesthatafreeandopenIndo-Pacificisonewherearegional
balanceofpowerensuresnosinglepowerdominates,andwherearichtapestry
ofinstitutionsandpartnershipsshapeastablebutadaptableregionalorder
inwhich:statescanmakechoicesfreefromcoercion,disinformationand
interference;territorialintegrityisrespectedanddisputesresolvedinlinewith
internationallaw;internationalrulesandnormsgovernthesea,landandair
aswellasinternationaltrade;shippinglanesremainsecureandopen;action
istakenagainstillegal,unreportedandunregulatedshing;andcountriesare
resilientagainstthefullrangeofthreatsandrisks,whetherfromclimatechange,
naturaldisastersorcyberspace.
Iamdelightedtopresentyouthispublication,whichincludesarangeof
reportsandanalysesontheIndo-Pacificareawithspecialemphasisonsecurity,
economy,andclimateprotection.Ihopetheycanprovideanimpulsefor
adeepeningofcooperation-inthewidestpossiblesense-betweenPolandand
theUnitedKingdomandcontributetoanincreaseofourcommonsecurityand
prosperity.
Warsaw,March2023
CrispianWilson