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The legally binding pact reached early on Wednesday came after three years of talks between member states.

She acknowledged the challenges of honoring a pact signed eight decades ago, long before development boomed along the border and scientists discovered that climate change exacerbates drought.

Asked whether a row over fishing could hold up a defence pact, Kallas, who took up her current EU role in December, said: "Fish apparently are very important also when it comes to diplomatic relationships".

Badenoch has ruled out an electoral pact with Reform on a national level, arguing that Farage is trying to destroy the Conservatives as a party.

Ankara is currently negotiating a joint defence pact with Sharaa's new government, and there have been widespread reports that Turkey is moving to station aircraft and air defence systems at Syria's T4 and Aleppo airbases.