Senate debates

Monday, 14 October 2019

Questions without Notice

Middle East

2:02 pm

Photo of Penny WongPenny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the minister for her outline of what the government has done. Whilst the military action has been launched by Turkey, it has been enabled by the decision of the Trump administration to withdraw US forces from northern Syria. I understand from her answer that representations have been made to the Secretary of State. Could the minister advise what representations were made to the US about the impact of its decision to withdraw forces from northern Syria?

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