英国首相安迪·伯纳姆周三表示，英国欢迎德国加入由英国、意大利和日本共同参与的“全球战斗航空计划”（GCAP），该计划旨在研发下一代战斗机。
The British prime minister said on Wednesday that the UK is open to Germany joining the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), a next-generation fighter jet project involving Britain, Italy and Japan.
在柏林与德国总理弗里德里希·默茨共同举行的新闻发布会上，伯纳姆表示英国对德国加入该计划持“开放态度”，并称未来英国将与意大利、日本等其他合作伙伴共同努力，推动此事取得进展。
At a joint news conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, Andy Burnham expressed his "openness" to Germany joining GCAP, saying this is something that they will see progress in the coming period, working with other partners, Italy and Japan.
“当前我们确实需要深化双边经济合作，”他说道，强调了加强英德两国在经济与国防领域的伙伴关系的重要性。
"Of course, we need deeper economic cooperation today," he said, citing the importance of enhanced bilateral ties with Germany, including partnership on economy and defense.
“全球战斗航空计划”汇集了英国、意大利和日本的力量，致力于研发第六代具备隐身能力的多用途战斗机，预计将于2035年起正式服役。
GCAP brings together the UK, Italy, and Japan to develop a sixth-generation, stealth, multi-role combat aircraft intended to enter service from 2035.
此前，德国与法国共同推进的战斗机研发项目宣告失败，此后德国便有意参与“全球战斗航空计划”的相关磋商。
Germany's interest in exploratory talks on GCAP came after Berlin's joint aircraft project with France collapsed.
伯纳姆指出，两国可在多个层面开展合作，尤其是国防与安全领域；此外双方还将建立新的合作伙伴关系以应对混合式攻击，而此类威胁“正是英国与德国时常面临的挑战”。他补充道：“共同应对这些威胁、互相支援以抵御其影响，同时防范对民主制度的干涉，在面临此类威胁时携手并肩，这些都是十分必要的。”
Burnham pointed out collaboration on a number of levels, particularly in relation to defense and security and a new partnership countering hybrid attacks which is "something that the UK and Germany are facing on a regular basis." "It makes sense to face these threats together and to support each other in countering them, as well as countering interference in our democratic processes, as well as being strong together when we face these threats," he added.
他还重申，英国政府“坚定致力于”深化与欧盟的合作，努力“推动英国与欧洲的关系更加紧密，尤其要促进经济增长并加强在非法移民问题上的协作”。伯纳姆表示，能在此见证《肯辛顿条约》的正式生效令他倍感欣慰。该条约是去年默茨与时任英国首相基尔·斯塔默共同签署的双边合作协议。
He reiterated that his government is "very committed" to securing deeper cooperation with the EU and "seeing if we can bring the UK closer to Europe, particularly in the interests of economic growth and also collaboration on irregular migration." Burnham said he was "glad to be here" to ratify the Kensington Treaty, the scheme that is a bilateral cooperation agreement signed last year by Merz and then-Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
该条约旨在通过相互军事援助承诺、加大打击英吉利海峡地区人口贩卖网络的力度、简化人员往来协议以及开展清洁能源与技术领域的合作，来进一步深化两国在国防、移民及经济领域的联系。
The treaty focuses on deepening defense, migration, and economic ties between the two countries through a mutual military assistance pledge, stricter crackdowns on English Channel human trafficking networks, streamlined travel agreements, and joint clean energy and tech initiatives.