Secretary of State Blinken, DOD Secretary Austin, Australian Ministers Issue Remarks at Joint News Availability in Brisbane
July 29, 2023
July 29, 2023
BRISBANE, Australia, July 29 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong at a joint news availability:
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DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MARLES: Well, welcome, everyone, this afternoon. The 2023 AUSMIN has been conducted with heavy hearts, given the news that we woke up to th . . .
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DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MARLES: Well, welcome, everyone, this afternoon. The 2023 AUSMIN has been conducted with heavy hearts, given the news that we woke up to th . . .
