Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has played down reports of a diplomatic row between the UK and Australia.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has played down reports of a spat between the UK and Australia over leaked conversations British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab had during a recent visit to the federal parliament.
Mr Raab met with parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee during a visit that was aimed at securing closer ties in the UK's post-Brexit era. However, the ABC reports the UK High Commissioner has written to the heads of these committees, angered that these conversations were leaked to the media that criticised the UK allowing China's Huawei into its 5G network, something Australia and other countries have blocked due to security reasons.
Great to meet with UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, accompanied by UK High Commisioner Mrs Vicki Treadell, with colleagues Andrew Hastie MP and Senator David Fawcett this afternoon. We had a full and frank discussion regarding 5g, trade and strategic challenges.
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