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Munich Security Conference
4 February 2012
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd with Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun at the Munich Security Conference.
» Media release: Foreign Minister to attend Munich Security Conference
World Economic Forum
30 January 2012
Trade Minister Craig Emerson taking part in a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
» Media release: Trade Minister participates in World Economic Forum and Malaysia trade talks
Visit to Germany
25 January 2012
Mr Rudd and his German counterpart Dr Westerwelle at a joint press conference in Berlin.
» Transcript: Joint press conference with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle
» Op-ed: Australia Germany - Close Friends and Global Citizens - Looking Beyond 60
Australia and Germany - celebrating 60 years of formal diplomatic relations
Australian Journey Festival
25 January 2012
The Australian Journey Festival presents the first Indigenous visual arts exhibitions to tour to Havana, Cuba, from 26 January – 24 February 2012.
AUKMIN 2012
24 January 2012
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and Defence Minister Stephen Smith participated in the annual Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial consultations (AUKMIN) with their UK counterparts Foreign Secretary William Hague and Defence Secretary Philip Hammond in London.
» Transcript of press conference
» Media release: AUKMIN 2012
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