Senator the Hon Marise Payne
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The Hon Christopher Pyne MP
24 Aug 18
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Senator the Hon Marise Payne
Minister for Defence
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- Henry Budd (Minister Payne’s office) 0429 531 143
- Defence Media (02) 6127 1999
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15 February 2017
Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne will travel to Brussels today for discussions on key Australian defence, security and strategic interests.
The Minister will attend a meeting of Defence Ministers from the counter-Daesh coalition in Brussels on 16 February, to discuss the military campaigns in Iraq and Syria.
Daesh has now lost more than 60 per cent of the territory it once held in Iraq and this meeting will be an opportunity to further progress the coalition campaign against the terrorist group.
While in Brussels, Minister Payne will meet with the new US Secretary of Defense James Mattis to discuss a range of shared defence and security issues.
Minister Payne will also meet with the new Iraqi Minister for Defence Irfan al‑Hayyali and reiterate Australia’s ongoing commitment to help Iraq’s Security Forces in the fight against Daesh, including current operations to liberate Mosul.
Media contacts:
Henry Budd (Senator Payne's office) 0429 531 143
Defence Media (02) 6127 1999, media@defence.gov.au