Public Domain. Created by U.S.State Dept. This unaltered story first appeared on state.gov[1] Secretary Blinken’s Call with Australian Foreign Minister Payne [] Date: 2021-11 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne to continue our ongoing efforts to ensure a peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific following September’s Australia-United States Ministerial (AUSMIN) meetings in Washington. They discussed the Australia-UK-U.S. (AUKUS) trilateral security partnership and the ways in which we will deepen our engagement with other key allies and partners in our collective efforts to uphold a free and open Indo-Pacific. They also recommitted to our collective work in the region to build back better from COVID-19. [END] [1] Url: https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinkens-call-with-australian-foreign-minister-payne-3/ via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/usstate/