Rex Tillerson and James Mattis visit Australia

Monday, 05/06/2017 16:53
On June 5th, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and and Secretary of Defense James Mattis landed in Sydney for meetings with their Australian counterparts.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (Photo: EPA/VNA)

The pair will discuss important security topics with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Defence Minister Marise Payne in the annual Australia- US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) dialogue.

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said AUSMIN was the "premier forum for Australia-US bilateral consultations on foreign affairs, defence and strategic matters". She said the 2017 meeting would be one of particular importance because it is the first involving the new Trump administration.

"This will be the first AUSMIN with the new US Administration, and will build on our strong, dynamic bilateral relationship and our steadfast alliance, which began with the signing of the ANZUS Treaty in 1951," Bishop said.

During the meeting, the two ministers will also discuss the shared commitment to ensuring global peace and stability, and mutual strategic priorities including the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and defeating ISIS.

The Secretaries will then travel to New Zealand to reaffirm our strong ties and discuss coordination on shared strategic interests with Prime Minister Bill English and Foreign Affairs Minister Gerry Brownlee./.

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