Opposition leader meets with President Herzog
Peter Dutton has begun a three-day trip to Israel, where he will meet with senior government officials as well as those impacted by the October 7 attacks.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has met with President Isaac Herzog at the start of his three-day trip to Israel.
After the meeting Dutton thanked President Herzog, “for a very friendly and productive meeting today in Jerusalem”.
“We discussed Australia’s and Israel’s close relationship and shared trust,” Dutton posted.
“We both expressed our desire for this relationship between our two countries to continue to grow by building on our mutual interests and shared values.”
Dutton will meet with senior members of the Israeli Government, as well as members of the community that were impacted by the October 7 attacks.
In a statement announcing his sudden trip, Dutton said the connections between Australia and Israel “are deep and abiding”.
“Today, Australia and Israel have a strong bilateral relationship traversing trade, agriculture, technology, security and more.
“It’s a relationship which will only grow stronger built around our devotion to democracy in a world where our values and way of life faces old and new threats.”
Sussan Ley will be Acting Leader of the Opposition during this time.
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