Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will not be present at the NATO summit, which will take place on July 9-11 in Washington. As "Armenpress" reports, the Sky News Australia TV channel reported about it. It is noted that Australia will be represented at the upcoming meeting by Deputy Prime Minister, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles. According to the TV channel, Albanese intends to focus on internal affairs. Some Australian observers have condemned the Prime Minister's decision not to go to Washington, noting that the presence of the country's leader at the NATO summit is important given the security problems in the world and in the region. Jens Stoltenberg, who is leaving the post of Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, said that NATO intends to expand cooperation. with the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and Japan. According to him, it is about strengthening cooperation in such areas as arms control, technology development, countering cyber attacks.
The Prime Minister of Australia rejected the offer to participate in the NATO summit
02.07 18:29 |
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