Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has thanked Australian troops during a quick stop in Dubai on his way to the NATO Summit in Madrid. But back home, a fight over staffing allocations for crossbenchers awaits a resolution. ShubaSKrishnan
The prime minister has described Australia’s attendance at the meeting of the NATO alliance as “absolutely critical" as war rages in Ukraine. Analysts say it's rare for an Australian leader to be there, but not unexpected.
The prime minister has been invited as part of the first formal Asia Pacific delegation to attend the meeting, alongside the leaders of New Zealand, Japan and South Korea.'We live in an uncertain world': Anthony Albanese to discuss China, Russia 'closeness' at NATO summit “For Albanese to be attending this summit in person I think is vital because it emphasises that Australia is a partner to NATO and NATO is not just about Europe.Visits by Australian leaders to the NATO leaders' summits have been rare in recent years, with Australia typically represented by foreign or defence ministers.
“Anthony Albanese is establishing fresh credentials, he's actually in the process of building relationships with key heads of states of important partner nations.” “It is in our interests to align as best as possible what the NATO countries are doing in support of Ukraine because the defeat of Ukraine has enormous implications.”/Hervé Lemahieu, director of research at the Lowy Institute, said the summit is important because of the far-reaching implications of the Ukraine conflict.
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