Australia-U.S. Joint News Conference Following the Australia-US Ministerial Consultations
July 31, 2023
July 31, 2023
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript of a joint news conference on July 29, 2023, by Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong following the Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations:
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DEFENCE MINISTER RICHARD MARLES: Well, welcome everyone this afternoon. The 2023 AUSMIN has been . . .
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DEFENCE MINISTER RICHARD MARLES: Well, welcome everyone this afternoon. The 2023 AUSMIN has been . . .