Prime Minister Turnbull has emphasised that along with military action, a political solution is needed in Syria.
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“We had a very good discussion about domestic policies, about global policies and there was again, very strong statements especially from the leaders of the big Muslim countries in the room”, said Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Mr Turnbull appeared on ABC’s Insiders program from Turkey, which itself had suffered a large bombing attack only weeks ago.
“The suggestion that somehow Australia acting unilaterally to go and change the situation in the Middle East is foolhardy”, he told radio station 2GB.
“They sang their national anthem proudly and that is how all free people should respond to these assaults”, he said.
Eight extremists were killed in Paris, including seven in suicide bombings, after a series of attacks in which more than 140 people are feared dead. Close our borders we have enough anarchists already resident in Australia, (our democracy), we do not need any more coming in disguised as refugees!!!!!!
Today Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Trade Minister Andrew Robb attended the preliminary APEC ministerial meetings in Manila.
“We have every right to be furious and angry, but at the same time when you are committing Australian lives into those sorts of zones you must do it in a very clear headed way”.
“I did my best to cheer her up, she’s a fearless girl”, he said, adding Australia’s ambassador Stephen Brady was by her side.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Australian counterpart, Malcolm Turnbull, on Saturday condemned the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris and agreed to work together in the fight against terrorism.
Holiday-makers in the Hunter Valley, and across Australia, are being urged to reconsider any immediate Paris travel plans in the wake of attacks across the French capital.
Under the agreement, reached during a meeting in Vienna, from January 1, there will be United Nations supervised talks between the Assad regime and the main opposition.
“But we can not succumb to the fear that the terrorist organisations thrive upon”.
She says there are at least 2500 Australians registered in France but there are likely many more.
‘These are cowardly attacks, co-ordinated attacks and cowardly attacks, ‘ Mr Ashton also said. “I am very confident in their collective ability to keep us safe”.
“We all stand with them and we hope that all those people bereaved by this awful atrocity achieve speedy condolence”.
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A further two French suicide attackers have been identified, police said, while the identity of four other assailants, who were all killed, was still under review.
