Defence Minister Richard Marles has been welcomed in Washington by his US counterpart as the pair discussed a shared vision for 'regional security' and multiple threats ahead of upcoming AUKUS meetings.
The two defence counterparts met at the Pentagon to hold foreign policy talks and discuss the growing threat of both China in the Indo-Pacific as well as the “Russia’s reckless” invasion of Ukraine.
A day before the first AUSMIN defence and foreign policy meeting of the Albanese Government, Secretary Austin said the alliance was “vital to regional security”. Defence Minister Richard Marles meets with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III in Washington to conduct defence talks. Picture: Supplied
“Our two countries share a common vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. And we seek a region where all countries are free to chart their own course.
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