Iraqi forces are turning the corner in their fight against the Islamic State and victory is within sight, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said in an e-mailed statement after a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart.
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The two leaders discussed issues of mutual interests, Australian cooperation with Afghanistan, bilateral ties, war on terrorism, the peace process, human rights and the rights of the women in the country, reports Tolo News.
Dr Ranald said that economic studies released in January from the World Bank and Tufts University have shown that TPP economic impacts for both the Australian and U.S. economies are either negligible or negative, which makes the TPP a very hard sell.
The Turnbull government elected not to add to the 380 troops training Iraqi soldiers or the 400 personnel supporting air strikes.
Earlier in the day, Mr Turnbull met Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Baghdad and also visited the special forces soldiers there.
“The legitimacy of claims to reefs and shoals should be a secondary consideration when that objective is focused on”, Turnbull said, referring to China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, where Beijing has been building artificial islands to extend its reach. It expanded that mission into Syria past year.
Fresh from high-level talks in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mr Turnbull gave a speech in Washington on global security.
“Other nations with larger economies, larger defense forces and closer to the theater are beginning to step up their commitments, as they should”, Turnbull, 61, said in Washington on Monday.
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Like Mr Turnbull, Mr Obama prefers the western coalition countries assisting local forces become strong and stable enough to retake territory and have the long-term capacity to hold it.
