Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and Defence Minister Stephen Smith greet their UK counterparts, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague and Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox, as they arrive at HMAS Watson in Sydney for the third Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial (AUKMIN) consultations.
Following the VIP arrival, Mr Hague and Dr Fox, sign the visitors' book before commencing official AUKMIN discussions.
AUKMIN is the premier forum for Australian and UK foreign and defence ministers to discuss strategic, foreign, security and defence matters of common concern.
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