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Australian Minister of Defense Visit- PACOM

DMA Pacific - Hawaii Media Bureau

Sept. 18, 2017 | 0:59

On Monday Sep. 18, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) Adm. Harry Harris met with Australian Minister of Defence Marise Payne, at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.

Adm. Harris welcomed the Minister’s first visit to PACOM headquarters. During Adm. Harris’ most recent trip to Australia last June, he participated with Minister Payne in the Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) in Sydney.

The two leaders began today’s meeting by acknowledging the importance of the Australia-U.S. alliance. Adm. Harris stated that Australian and American interests and values have intertwined our histories, and that with current challenges in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, the Alliance is as important today as it has ever been.

The two leaders discussed the threat posed by North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs, ballistic missile defense (BMD), and the importance of coming together as an international community to hold Kim Jong-Un’s regime accountable. They also talked about counterterrorism operations in the region and the emerging opportunities to create more multilateral partnerships with other nations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific.

Readout: http://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/1315515/readout-of-commander-us-pacific-command-adm-harry-harris-meeting-with-australia/