Biden to host Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for an official US visit

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will journey to the USA for an official go to in late October, the primary since profitable election final yr, in keeping with a press release from his workplace on Thursday.

The leaders will maintain talks on subjects together with the AUKUS safety deal, local weather change and important minerals through the four-day go to from Oct. 23-26.

“My go to is a vital alternative to debate our formidable local weather and clear vitality transition, and shared objective of a robust, safe and affluent Indo-Pacific,” Albanese mentioned in a press release.

The journey comes at a time when mutual considerations about China’s rise are pushing the long-standing safety companions nearer collectively, most notably with the AUKUS deal, which can see Australia purchase a number of U.S. Virginia class submarines and contribute billions to increasing American shipyards.

Biden had initially deliberate to journey to Sydney in Could for a gathering of Quad, a casual regional group made up of Australia, India, Japan and the U.S., however canceled resulting from debt ceiling negotiations in Washington.

The 4 leaders as an alternative met in Could on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima.

The White Home mentioned in a press release issued on Wednesday that the go to underscored each nations’ dedication to an open, steady and affluent Indo-Pacific.

Albanese has additionally been invited to go to Beijing however has but to set a date for a visit.

Reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru and Lewis Jackson in Sydney; Modifying by Jacqueline Wong and Michael Perry