Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

(—) (): I thank Senator Fawcett for his important supplementary question. Earlier this month I visited a number of South-East Asian countries, including Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia, and met with counterparts to further advance our relationships, including our cooperation on the region's important COVID-19 recovery. The range of issues we covered demonstrated the depth and breadth of these partnerships. They included the strategic environment and the situation in Myanmar, cyber, counterterrorism, mental health, maritime security, transitions to low-emissions technologies, trade and investment relationships, and women, peace and security. This was an opportunity to deepen our practical cooperation with Malaysia, to welcome Cambodia's role as ASEAN chair in 2022, to progress the Australia-Vietnam Enhanced Economic Engagement Strategy and to reaffirm our strong links and commitment to a COVID vaccine partnership with Indonesia. (Time expired)