Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

Firstly, in relation to Yemen, we urge all parties in that conflict to maintain accountable rules of engagement to prevent avoidable civilian casualties. We are deeply concerned about the situation in Yemen, particularly around renewed fighting in certain port districts. In relation to Defence industry matters, as Minister Pyne already stated publicly when he was the Minister for Defence Industry, the target markets for Defence exports are countries like the United States, Canada, the UK and New Zealand in the first instance. We are cognisant that the Middle East is a complex security and political environment—