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President Joe Biden visited San Diego Monday to meet with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to discuss the Australia-United Kingdom-United States partnership known as AUKUS.
Monday's meeting is expected to outline how Australia will acquire up to five nuclear-powered submarines from the United States as part of the agreement, according to the White House.
The trilateral AUKUS pact announced in 2021 aims to boost Australia's submarine program and, according to a joint statement, "help sustain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region."
Biden flew into Naval Air Station North Island, arriving shortly after noon. He was greeted upon arrival by Vice Admiral Roy Kitchener, commander of Naval Surface Forces, and Capt. Charles McKissick, commanding officer of Naval Base Coronado.
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