Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. You do not want to trust her with a quote either. The emerging regional architecture involving the US sitting at the table, bringing the US to the table with China and with the other major economies of our region and with Russia at the table, is a very important development. And of course we will be talking about the Trans-Pacific Partnership. President Obama made it very clear at APEC that he has an aspiration to see the Trans-Pacific Partnership concluded with an interim result in Honolulu when he leads APEC at the end of this year.

I also will have the very great honour of addressing a joint sitting of congress in the US. I view this as an honour for our nation and I am very much looking forward to the opportunity. I will update the House when it next sits on my discussions in the United States.

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