Calling for Security Council reforms, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong backed India and Japan to be made permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held a meeting with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
“We reaffirm our commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea consistent with UNSCRs, and we urge North Korea to abide by all its obligations under the UNSCRs and engage in substantive dialogue,” read a joint readout issued by the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
Amid the India-Canada diplomatic standoff, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that Canberra doesn’t talk about security briefings as part of the Five Eyes group.
Calling the allegations raised in the Canadian Parliament about India's alleged role in the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, as “concerning”, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said that Canberra is closely monitoring the situation.
Officials from the two countries on Saturday met in Brisbane, Australia for the 33rd Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN). The US delegation was led by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The Australian delegation included Deputy Prime Minister
“Joined my colleagues @Menlu_RI & @SenatorWong for the 2nd India-Australia-Indonesia trilateral. Always good meeting between three Indo-Pacific maritime states. Plenty to talk about; plenty to agree,” the EAM tweeted on Wednesday.
Green is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was most recently Australia's Ambassador to Germany. He has previously served overseas as Australia's High Commissioner to Singapore, to South Africa, and to Kenya.
Foreign Ministers of Australia and Sri Lanka on Saturday condoled the loss of lives in the Odisha triple train mishap in Balasore that claimed 238 people and injured over 900.
Hailing the relationship with India as one of the most "important", Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Wednesday said that the ties between the two countries have been going "strength to strength" as she appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Pacific nation.
During the visit, Al Hashimy met with Richard Marles, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia, to discuss ways to strengthen advanced relations between the two countries, review ways to elevate ties, and develop investment and economic opportunities.
"Off to India. And 25 leading business people are going. The CEO of Wesfarmers from here, and Fortescue and the chair of BHP, Rio Tinto, they're all on their way," the Australian Prime Minister said in the interview.