Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong has detailed what topics she spoke to her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi about during their 'short' but 'constructive' meeting in New York City.
Senator Wong - who is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly with other world ministers and officials - held a number of face-to-face meetings with delegations from other countries about collaboration and in"support of multilateralism".
One of the first issues the Foreign Minister raised to Mr Wang was the trade sanctions preventing Australian products from being imported into China. Another topic floated was the Russia and Ukraine war, in which, China, has largely remained quiet in condemning Russia due to their alliance. She refused to divulge what she told Mr Wang during their meeting but reiterated previous comments she had made.
The Foreign Minister was asked if it was responsible for the Albanese Government to continue its military support given the fresh warning from President Putin.
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