Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Holds a Press Conference Following a U.S., Australia and Japan Trilateral Defense Ministerial Meeting in Darwin, Australia
November 18, 2024
November 18, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news:
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER RICHARD MARLES: Well, welcome everyone to this press conference for the trilateral defense ministers meeting between the United States, Australia, and Japan. I'd like to welcome Secretary Austin, and welcome my good friend Gen Nakatani, the minister for defense in Japan. It really is an honor to have both Gen and Lloyd here in Australia for this meeting and specifically here in Da . . .
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER RICHARD MARLES: Well, welcome everyone to this press conference for the trilateral defense ministers meeting between the United States, Australia, and Japan. I'd like to welcome Secretary Austin, and welcome my good friend Gen Nakatani, the minister for defense in Japan. It really is an honor to have both Gen and Lloyd here in Australia for this meeting and specifically here in Da . . .