Yesterday,
Vice President Joe Biden met with Australian Foreign Minister Julie
Bishop at the White House. Building off of Prime Minister Turnbull's
visit to Washington,
D.C. on January 19, Vice President Biden and Foreign Minister Bishop
praised the breadth and depth of the 65 year-old U.S.-Australia
alliance. The Vice President and the Foreign Minister discussed the
importance of promoting prosperity and building a rules-based
order in the Asia Pacific through closer bilateral, intra-regional, and
multilateral cooperation. The Vice President thanked Foreign Minister
Bishop for Australia's considerable military contributions to the fight
against ISIL and for its significant humanitarian
assistance in the Middle East.
Source: The White House, Office of the Vice President
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