Face of Nation : Some of the world’s most powerful political players will touch down in Sydney today ahead of the highly anticipated annual Australia-United States Ministerial Meetings on Sunday. This year’s AUSMIN Summit will be hosted by Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Linda Reynolds.
The high-level discussions are expected to revolve around strategic, foreign and defence policies in Australia and the US. Considering the highly confidential nature of the event — now in it’s 34th year — significant planning is done by the host nation each year to ensure top notch security for it’s visiting guests.
Ms Payne and Ms Reynolds will host their US counterparts, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Defence Secretary Mark Esper.
In a statement, released this week, Ms Payne said the summit would focus on military-to-military co-operation, terrorism and violent extremism as well as other issues that currently threaten the security of Australia and the US. “Both Australia and the US are committed to an inclusive region where state sovereignty is respected, and where trade, capital and ideas flow freely,” Ms Payne said.
