Australia congratulates Joe Biden on US election win
Scott Morrison congratulates Joe Biden on US election win and flags Australian visit in 2021
Scott Morrison has signalled he would invite Joe Biden to visit Australia for the 70th anniversary of the Anzus treaty in 2021 as he congratulated the Democrat for winning the US presidential election.
Morrison told reporters that Canberra would continue to deal with the Trump administration during the transition period but looked forward to working with Biden from January.
The Australian prime minister described the former vice-president in the Obama administration as possessing a deep understanding of national security issues, including the importance of the post-war alliance to ensuring peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific. The Anzus treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States was signed in September 1951.
I look forward to inviting the president-elect to join us next year
and for us to be able to celebrate 70 years of peace and stability and security that has been established by this incredible relationship, Morrison told reporters on Sunday.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/nov/08/scott-morrison-congratulates-biden-on-us-win-while-malcolm-turnbull-declares-what-a-relief