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Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong will travel to the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Nauru to further strengthen Australia’s ties with our Pacific family.

Services were held in Canberra and Bail to mark the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong welcomed Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Chairperson of the Council of Ministers Dr Bisera Turković to Canberra today.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong was honoured to meet with Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Saleumxay Kommasith. Australia and Laos share a long history of bilateral cooperation, and this year celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Penny Wong welcomed India's External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to Australia for the annual Foreign Ministers' Framework Dialogue.

Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Hon Don Farrell will travel to Japan and the Republic of Korea to strengthen our trade ties, promote Australia as a renewable energy superpower and discuss cooperation on economic security.

Assistant Minister for Trade, Senator the Hon Tim Ayres will travel to Singapore to attend the sixth meeting of the Commission of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Tourism Ministers and Tourism Senior Officials met in Adelaide to discuss priorities for the Australian visitor economy.

Australia strongly condemns North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile over Japanese territory – the first missile test to overfly Japan since 2017.