Beijing extends invite to Australia’s trade minister during key talks
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- 06 Feb 2023
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The trade minister will soon fly to China with his sights set on lobbying Beijing to unwind sanctions on $20bn of Australian exports.
China’s Commerce Minister, Wang Wentao, extended an invitation to Don Farrell during a virtual meeting of the trade ministers on Monday afternoon.
While the meeting did not result in a breakthrough, Senator Farrell said it marked “another important step in the stabilisation of Australia's relations with China”
“Minister Wang and I agreed to enhance dialogue at all levels, including between officials, as a pathway towards the timely and full resumption of trade,” Senator Farrell said in a statement after the meeting.
The talks were the first between Australian and Chinese trade ministers since 2019. Read More..
