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Key Points
- US President Donald Trump left the G7 summit in Canada ahead of planned discussions with leaders from various nations.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed that the president’s departure was “completely understandable”.
- Albanese is contemplating participating in the forthcoming NATO summit, which could present another chance to engage with Trump.
Albanese noted that Australia wasn’t the only nation that had its meeting with the US leader rearranged.
Albanese revealed that although he had met with US officials overnight, Trump had not been in direct contact regarding the cancelled meeting.
PM weighing up attending NATO
“Yes, that is being considered,” Albanese said, responding to SBS News’ questions about whether the NATO summit was on the agenda.
Despite Anthony Albanese not meeting with Donald Trump, he did have a meeting with US treasury secretary Scott Bessent overnight. Source: Supplied / Australian Government
Overnight, Albanese met with the US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent, National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett, and US trade representative Jamieson Greer.
Kevin Rudd, Australia’s ambassador to the US, was also in attendance at these talks, which the prime minister said centered on supporting the US concerning critical minerals and “Australia’s stance on tariffs,” emphasizing the ongoing history of free trade and a positive trade balance.
New security and defence partnership with the EU
“And we will have our respective ministers progress that over coming weeks. But we hope to conclude those discussions pretty quickly.”
