By Yiannis Haniotakis

The British Prime Minister Star star and the German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz They signed in London on Thursday the most important bilateral treaty between the United Kingdom and Germany from World War II, with a key focus on defense, security, immigration and the economy. The Kensington Treaty, as it was called, is based on last October’s agreement to strengthen defense cooperation and provides, inter alia, joint military exercises and the development of advanced defense systems.

The central arrangement of the Treaty is the commitment of the two countries to face external threats as common and to “help each other, including by military means, in the event of an armed attack”, a formulation similar to that recently adopted by London and Paris.

The agreement also extends to areas such as commercial relations and technological cooperation, with the aim of expanding scientific research programs and improving cross -border transport and rail connections. It also includes immigration -related measures such as the new cooperation to combat human trafficking and more targeted efforts to facilitate British or German citizens on their travels – such as easier passing for British at German airports and simpler demands for German students.

Kir Starmer described the agreement as “the first of its kind” between the two countries and stressed that it was proof of “the closeness of our relationship as it is today”. The British prime minister added that the new agreement acts as “a statement of intentions, a statement of our ambition to work more and more closely”.