13 September, 2017
But EU officials say they can not move on to discuss a future relationship until "sufficient progress" has been made on three priority areas - the rights of expatriates, Britain's border with EU state Ireland and a financial settlement.
In her letter formally triggering Brexit in March, Prime Minister Theresa May warned that failure to reach a Brexit deal would mean "co-operation in the fight against crime and terrorism would be weakened". So this paper will say that we want a future partnership in which we can continue to collaborate with our European partners on defence research and capability development post-exit'.
Britain has deployed troops in some Baltic states to counter a resurgent Russian Federation, has worked with the European Union to tackle piracy off the Horn of Africa and worked on joint defense projects, such as the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.
"Britain is walking into a carefully planned European Union ambush from which United Kingdom officials have not protected us", warned Veterans for Britain chairman Major-General Julian Thompson, who led Britain's land forces during the liberation of the Falkland Islands, in an official statement.
It is the sixth position paper by the Government in its talks with Brussels.
Speaking on BBC radio on Tuesday, Defence Minister Michael Fallon said the paper "isn't a negotiating strategy".
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"We will pursue a global foreign policy, and continue to work in partnership with our neighbours to promote peace, democracy and security in our continent and across the world", Johnson said.
A government source said the intention of the paper was to underline the need to talk about future relations with the EU, with security a key part, but the European Commission has been adamant that future relations are off the table until the divorce settlement is agreed.
He said the UK's commitment to European security was "undiminished".
Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesman Tom Brake said: "It is interesting how the Government now says it sees the European Union as central to Britain's security and diplomatic needs".
The Government is also offering to agree joint foreign policy positions with Brussels, including co-operating on worldwide sanctions against states or terrorist organisations.
"Doing so would overnight end our security relationship with Europe, putting our citizens and theirs at risk".