THE HON JOEL FITZGIBBON MP
Minister for Defence
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
122/2008
JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE – AUSTRALIAN AND
FRENCH DEFENCE MINISTERS
What:
A joint press conference between the Minister for Defence, the
Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, and the French Minister for Defence, Mr
Hervé Morin.
Where:
Blue Room (MG 5), Parliament House.
When:
Wednesday, 17 September 2008.
Time:
10:00am.
Who:
The Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP, and the
French Minister for Defence, Mr Hervé Morin.
Australia has a longstanding Defence relationship with France and the
Ministers will tomorrow discuss the situation in Afghanistan, cooperation in the
South Pacific and progress of negotiations on a Mutual Logistics Support
Arrangement to be signed after ratification of the 2006 Australia-France
Defence Cooperation Agreement.
Media contacts:
Christian Taubenschlag (Joel Fitzgibbon):
02 6277 7800 or 0438 595 567
Defence Media Liaison:
02 6265 3343 or 0408 498 664
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