“Australia has no greater friends than the United States and United Kingdom and we’ve been working together on our respective security issues for a very long time and we had a good opportunity to talk about those today.”
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Morrison said the situation in the Indo-Pacific “only reinforces the need to add deeper co-operation” between the three countries in the future.
The Prime Minister said climate change was not discussed during the meeting.
A joint statement released by Downing Street said the trio discussed their mutual concerns about the Indo-Pacific region.
“They agreed that the strategic context in the Indo-Pacific was changing and that there was a strong rationale for deepening cooperation between the three governments,” the statement said.
The Sydney Morning Herald andThe Agerecently revealed planning is under way for Morrison to travel to the United States in September to join Biden at major commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of the signing of the ANZUS treaty.
Australian and US officials are hoping to co-ordinate the ANZUS events with a high-powered joint summit with the Japanese and Indian prime ministers in Washington as well as the United Nations general assembly in New York.
Asked if the UK and the US backed Australia on its disputes with China,Mr Morrison said “I will put it this way – our alliance with the United States,the relationship we have with the United Kingdom has never been stronger.
“We see the world in similar ways and that’s not surprising given our history. We see the challenges in similar ways,and we stand together always.”
Morrison’s only reference to China during a media conference after the trilateral with Biden and Johnson was to restate his desire for an improved relationship.
“We have a comprehensive strategic partnership with China. And partnerships are about managing issues that occur within the relationship,” he told reporters.
“We,of course,would like to see the dialogue that was occurring to,to continue again and start again. But that’s pretty much an issue for China.”
Australia is not a permanent member of the G7 but has been invited to the summit as a guest alongside India,South Korea and South Africa.
Morrison has been asked to update leaders about regional security during a G7 session on Sunday morning focused on open societies and democracy.
He also held a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Saturday morning.
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