英国官方推动英国-苏格兰防卫合作; UK official pushes UK-Scotland defence cooperation; SNP calls remarks undermining devolution.

英国首席国务卿达伦·琼斯(Darren Jones)敦促英国与苏格兰在核项目和防御项目上加强合作,以促进经济增长,强调尽管存在政策分歧,特别是在核能和国防采购方面,仍“真正提出合作提议”。 UK Chief Secretary Darren Jones urged stronger UK-Scotland cooperation on nuclear and defence projects to boost economic growth, stressing a "genuine offer of collaboration" despite policy differences, particularly on nuclear power and defence procurement. 他在爱丁堡全球投资峰会上发言时强调,由于权力下放,苏格兰有限地融入联合王国十年的基础设施管道,并注意到苏格兰发展机构反对某些弹药生产商。 Speaking at Edinburgh’s Global Investment Summit, he highlighted limited integration of Scotland into the UK’s 10-year infrastructure pipeline due to devolved powers and noted opposition from Scottish development agencies to certain munitions producers. Jones强调,共同努力可分享经济利益。 Jones emphasized shared economic benefits from joint efforts. SNP代表领袖Keith Brown(Keith Brown)批评这番言论是“误判 ” , 认为他们误解了权力下放,破坏了苏格兰的民主自治,强化了独立呼吁。 SNP depute leader Keith Brown criticized the remarks as "ill-judged," arguing they misunderstand devolution and undermine Scotland’s democratic autonomy, reinforcing calls for independence.