Publication: DISAM Journal
Publication Date: 01-APR-07
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
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Media Note From the Office of the Spokesman, Washington, D.C., December 12, 2006
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer and Australian Minister for Defence Brendan Nelson met in Washington D.C. on December 12, 2006 to discuss global and regional security and the state of the alliance between Australia and the United States. The talks marked the 21st anniversary of the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) and fifty-five years of the alliance.
Future of the Alliance
The United States and Australia agreed that the alliance between the two countries has never been stronger. They agreed that the stalwart and immediate response of the alliance to the emerging threats of the twenty-first century has proven the fundamental resilience of these ties. They noted that, especially since September 11, 200l, the alliance has moved from strength to strength and amply demonstrated its critical importance to both countries.
Working Together for a Safer World
The two countries reaffirmed their commitment to work together on a wide range of global security issues to meet common security challenges. They emphasized their shared goal of helping the people of Iraq create a free, democratic and peaceful country and maintaining security assistance to Iraq...
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