A diplomatic source in Brussels confirmed Australian officials had informed organisers that Albanese had declined NATO’s invitation to attend the Washington summit.
Criticised for his travel since he came to office, Anthony Albanese has only gone overseas once this year, to Papua New Guinea for Anzac Day.
A diplomatic source in Brussels, who spoke to this masthead on the condition of anonymity, confirmed Australian government officials had informed organisers that the prime minister had declined the invitation. Albanese’s attendance at the previous two summits, Madrid in 2022 and Vilnius last year, earned a fierce rebuke from Beijing through its state-control media, as well as
US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said last month the White House was expecting Albanese to attend as well as Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida, South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeo and New Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon.
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