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As Foreign Minister Julie Bishop prepares to meet with the new British Foreign Secretary after Boris Johnson resigns, she says she is ready for "very important strategic discussions" on US relations. Australia with the United Kingdom. will attend the Austro-British Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) for the next two days (19-20 July) where she will have her first meeting with Mr Johnson's replacement Jeremy Hunt.
Marise Payne, Australian Defense Minister, and Gavin Williamson, British Defense Secretary, will also participate in talks in the United Kingdom, where trade and security will be high on the agenda.
Mrs. Bishop stated that she did not consider the resignation of Mr. Johnson as a "back-step" for the United Kingdom.
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<p> "I have been Australia's Minister of Foreign Affairs for five years now and during that time, I have met many foreign secretaries and Ministers of Foreign Affairs from different countries. These appointments change from time to time, "she told SBS News. </p>
<p>" What is important is to meet the new occupant of the position – in this case, Jeremy Hunt – and continue to pursue the opportunities and raise the challenges The UK and Australia are facing. "</p>
<p> Last week, US President Donald Trump gave an explosive interview to the British tabloid The Sun, where he said he thought Johnson had" what it takes "and" would make a great prime minister. "19659002] He also said that he was" very saddened "to see Mr. Johnson leave and congratulated him as a" very talented guy. "</p>
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Putting emphasis elsewhere, Mrs. Bishop said that she felt the recent summit of President Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin was "a good thing "if it led to better world security and the regional.
She said that Australia urged the United States to continue to hold Russia accountable for the crash of MH17 and its role The Assad regime in Syria and the Salisbury incident in the United Kingdom
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"No one should underestimate the pain and anguish felt by the families and loved ones of those killed aboard the MH17 at the On the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the crash of this aircraft
the Australian Government's determination to hold accountable those responsible for the deaths of 298 people, including 38 Australian citizens and residents, and we will continue to seek justice for these families. "
When should US President Trump have raised the issue?
"If I met with President Putin, I would have urged him to accept the responsibility of the state for the role of Russia in the destruction of MH17, that's what I'm going to do." 39 would have done. [19659002] In 2014, Mrs. Bishop had a 25-minute discussion with the Russian leader at a summit in Italy on MH17
At the time, she said that Mr. Putin had been very cooperative with his requests to give investigators better access. ss on the site of the accident in the east of Ukraine.
Julie Bishop walks past flowers in memory of the victims of flight MH17 in front of the Netherlands Embbady in Kiev on 2 July 2014.
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Following her interviews in the United Kingdom, Ms Bishop announced that she would soon meet the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and was pleased to raise issues of national interest
She said that Australia and the United States had different diplomatic approaches but "these are the results who matter ".
"Australia and the United States are the closest friends and allies and will continue to be." She said.
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