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U.S. Department of War·

Joint Statement on Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) 2024

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles on August 6 in Annapolis, Maryland, to strengthen further the U.S.-Australia Alliance and the two countries' cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and globally. The Secretaries and Ministers (principals) reaffirmed that the U.S.-Australia Alliance is essential to promoting a prosperous and peaceful region. The principals expressed the importance of the history and values shared by the United States and Australia and renewed their commitment to support a stable and open international system that protect...