Anthony Albanese returned to Australia on Tuesday from his first trip to Europe as prime minister — so what did we learn from the visit?
The prime minister used his first trip to Europe to meet with key world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
But it’s unusual for an Australian leader to attend the annual NATO leaders summit, with the country normally represented by foreign or defence ministers. Natasha Kassam, director of the foreign policy program at the Lowy Institute, said Mr Albanese’s appearance had offered the prime minister the chance to also advocate for NATO to consider issues of concern faced by Australia in the Indo-Pacific region.
Mr Macron had accused Mr Morrison of lying to him over the deal, after the former prime minister chose to back a deal for Australia to acquire nuclear submarine technology from the US and UK, which received bipartisan support.Emmanuel Macron says Anthony Albanese 'not responsible' for submarine deal as leaders meet to reset ties
Mr Albanese's visit to Europe also included talks with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid.Mr Albanese also made a visit to Ukraine, where he promised Australia would stand with the war-ravaged country for “as long as it takes” to defeat Russia.
Following his visit, Mr Albanese said he believed the trip was “important” to show “solidarity” with the people of Ukraine but also because of the impact of the conflict on Australians.
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