Tuesday, 15 November 2011

VOA News - Obama Visit to Australia Seen as Part of US Shift toward Asia, Nov 15, 2011

U.S. President Barack Obama (File)
"President Obama will address a joint sitting of the Australian parliament this week on a visit that marks the 60th anniversary of the military alliance between Canberra and Washington. The ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, United States) treaty was signed in San Francisco in September 1951, at the height of the Cold War.
Successive governments in Canberra have insisted that the alliance is fundamental to Australia’s long-term security.
In September, Hillary Clinton led the official celebrations of a treaty that has underwritten the security of Australia, which has become one of America’s most loyal allies."


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