PM talks up ‘warm’ Trump phone call but no meeting set
Anthony Arbanese made a “warm and constructive çalı call with Donald Trump, but remained uncertain when the Prime Minister came face to face with the US President.
Albania, Australia’s trade barriers to loosen and defense expenditures to face us as we face pressure to face the leaders announced that the fourth and latest telephone conversations.
Albanese, just before midnight on Thursday, in an article on social media, “We discussed our trade and economic relationship and the growth areas, including critical minerals,” he said.
“We also shared the US-Australian security interests.”
The meeting said that the meeting of the Australian government, Albania’s economic cooperation and discussing trade and critical minerals that are important for both countries.
“Leaders also discussed the power of our relationship and the importance of our common security interests,” he said.
However, there was no promise to when the two leaders would have held the first face -to -face meetings that Canberra had watched since Mr. Trump rose in November.
The two men were expected to meet between a G7 summit in Canada in June, but Mr. Trump was canceled after returning to the United States early to deal with the Iran-Israeli conflict in the Middle East.
The latest telephone conversation took place only weeks before the United Nations General Assembly meeting, which will be attended by Mr. Trump, who is expected to participate in Australia, England, France, Canada and others to be recognized by one Palestinian state.
Reading the speech did not say whether the leaders discussed the Aukus alliance.
The US reviews the security agreement, which is expected to spend $ 386 billion to buy a nuclear -energy submarine of Australia, and to ensure that Mr. Trump is compatible with the “American First” agenda.
The United States forces Australia to raise defense expenditures to 3.5 percent of gross domestic product.
Defense Minister Richard Marles said he was sure of Australia’s progression of AUKUS review.
“This is a really good opportunity to look at how we can progress more effectively and efficiently together,” he said to journalists in Japan on Friday.
Australian US Ambassador to US Ambassador Kevin Rudd welcomed the telephone conversation of leaders, and in the relationship of nations, “a lot is happening” and “strengthening from power to strengthen”.
Although most of the goods it sends to the North American Power Center are taxed at a lower rate than competing countries, it forces the US to reduce tariffs in exports.
Mr. Trump applied a tariff of 10 percent to all Australian goods and 50 percent in steel and aluminum.
The Federal government argues that the US has been abolished because of its constant trading surplus with Australia.
Efforts have been made to use Australia critical minerals as a bargain chip in negotiations.
Opposition Trade Spokesman Kevin Hogan criticized Mr. Albane in a face -to -face meeting with the US President.
“It has been more than 300 days since the US elections, but the Prime Minister did not hold a face -to -face meeting with the president who met with more than 30 world leaders,” he said.
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