00:00UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Thursday held one-on-one talks with Chancellor Friedrich Mertz,
00:07focusing on cyber security and hybrid threats from Russia in what is his first official visit to Germany.
00:15Burnham was received with full military honours at the Chancellery in Berlin following his arrival.
00:24The two leaders formally signed off on a German-British friendship treaty struck in 2025
00:32that commits both countries to closer cooperation on defence, security, science, technology and economic growth.
00:40Also known as the Kesentin Treaty, the 27-page document lays out a 17-point action plan for closer cooperation
00:49in the post-Brexit era,
00:51with the UK no longer a part of the EU.
00:55We are announcing today collaboration on a number of levels, particularly in relation to defence and security,
01:04a new partnership countering hybrid attacks.
01:08This is something that the UK and Germany are facing on a regular basis and it makes sense to face
01:17these threats together
01:18and to support each other in countering them, as well as countering interference in our democratic processes as well.
01:29The Berlin visit comes as Burnham faces questions about the UK's future relationship with the European Union.
01:36The European Union Razor Act
