Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) | Hansard source

Again, what I would say is that we appreciated very much Prime Minister Takaichi's visit to Australia and the Prime Minister was honoured to receive her, just as I was honoured to deliver the keynote address at the event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Nara treaty. We will continue to work in our relationship with Japan, which is so important to strategic balance in the Indo-Pacific.