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AUSTRALIA - UNITED STATES MINISTERIAL TALKS WASHINGTON DC, JUNE 28 - 29 1988

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THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE, MR. GEORGE SHULTZ, AND  SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, MR. FRANK CARLUCCI, AND THE AUSTRALIAN  MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, MR. B I L L  HAYDEN, AND  MINISTER FOR DEFENCE, MR. KIM BEAZLEY, MET JUNE 2 8 - 2 9 ,  1 9 88  I N

WASHINGTON D . C .  TO DISCUSS GLOBAL AND REGIONAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE  INTERESTS OF BOTH COUNTRIES AS WELL AS ISSUES IN THE BILATERAL  RELA TI ONS HI P.

THE DISCUSSIONS REFLECT THE PATTERN OF CLOSE AND CONTINUING  CONTACTS AT THE M I N I S T E R I A L  LEVEL ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL CONCERN THAT  HAS MARKED THE U . S . -AUSTRAL I AN AL LI A NC E.

DEFENSE AND SECURITY Â·

THE AUSTRALIAN AND U . S .  GOVERNMENTS REAFFIRMED THE IMPORTANCE  OF CONTINUED ACTIVE DEFENCE COOPERATION UNDER THE ANZUS AL L IA N C E .   THE ANZUS ALLIANCE CONTINUES TO SERVE THE V I T A L  INTERESTS OF BOTH  GOVERNMENTS BY CONTRIBUTING TO REGIONAL SECURITY AND TO THE

MAINTENANCE OF A GLOBAL BALANCE ESSENTIAL TO WORLD PEACE. THE TWO  GOVERNMENTS NOTED THAT THE ANZUS TREATY REMAINS IN PLACE AND  REAFFIRMED THAT THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS ASSUMED BY AUSTRALIA AND  THE U . S .  UNDER THE_TREATY REMAIN CONSTANT AND UNDIMI NISH ED . IN THE

VIEW OF BOTH THE U . S .  AND AUSTR ALIA , UNIMPEDED ACCESS FOR A L LI E D  SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT IS ESSENTIAL TO THE FULL EFFECTIVENESS OF THE .  ANZUS AL LI A NC E.  THE U . S .  CONFIRMED THAT ITS SECURITY OBLIGATIONS  TO NEW ZEALAND UNDER THE TREATY REMAIN SUSPENDED PENDING ADEQUATE

CORRECTIVE MEASURES BY THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT WHICH WOULD  PERMIT A RETURN TO NORMAL PATTERNS OF ALLIANCE COOPERATION. IN  TH IS CONTEXT, AUSTRALIA MAINTAINS ITS BILATERAL SECURITY  RELATIONSHIP WITH NEW ZEALAND.

THE U . S .  WELCOMED THE PROGRESS THAT AUSTRALIA CONTINUES TO MAKE  IN F U L F I L L I N G  I T S  SECURITY GOALS AS EXPRESSED IN THE AUSTRALIAN  GOVERNMENT'S WHITE PAPER ON DEFENCE. THE U . S .  REAFFIRMED I T S   UNDERSTANDING THAT THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT'S EMPHASIS ON DEFENCE  SELF-RELIANCE AND MODERNIZATION, INCORPORATED INTO AN ALLIANCE  FRAMEWORK AND BASED ON BROAD CONCEPTS OF STRATEGIC R E S P O N S I B I L IT Y   AND REGIONAL COOPERATION, CONSTITUTES A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR THE  DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA AND A U S T R A LI A 'S  FULFILLMENT OF I T S  ALLIANCE  RESP ONS IBLI TY. BOTH SIDES REAFFIRMED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE  U . S . / A U S T R A L I A N  JO INT F A C I L I T I E S  TO GLOBAL SECURITY. THE JOINT  F A C I L I T I E S  WHICH AUSTRALIA HOSTS ARE ESSENTIAL TO DETERRENCE AND TO  THE VE R I F I C A T IO N  OF ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENTS THAT SEEK TO PRESERVE  WESTERN SECURITY AT LOWER LEVELS OF NUCLEAR ARMAMENTS.

BOTH SIDES RECOGNIZED THAT TH IS MEETING WAS TAKING PLACE AT A  TIME OF IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THE SOVIET UNION AND EXPRESSED THE  HOPE THAT THESE CHANGES WOULD FOLLOW A COURSE LEADING TO A MORE  STABl E AND PEACEFUL WORLD. THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT CONGRATULATED  THF U . S .  GOVERNMENT FOR I T S  PART IN IMPROVING RELATIONS WITH THE  SOVIET UNION AND WELCOMED THE R A T I F I C A T I O N  OF THE INF AGREEMENT AND  THE PROGRESS MADE AT THE JUNE U . S . -USSR SUMMIT TOWARD AGREEMENT TO

CUT STRATEGIC NUCLEAR FORCES. THE SIDES AGREED THAT A STRATEGIC  ARMS REDUCTION AGREEMENT MUST BE BOTH V E R I F I A B L E  AND S T A B I L I Z I N G .   THE TWO SIDES ALSO WELCOMED PROGRESS MADE IN U . S . - S O V I E T   NEGOTIATIONS ON NUCLEAR TE STIN G.

ON THESE AND OTHER EAST-WEST ISSUES, THE TWO SIDES EXPRESSED  THEIR SUPPORT FOR A POLICY OF NEGOTIATION BASED ON REALISM AND A  FIRM COMMITMENT TO THE M IL I T A R Y  FORCES NEEDED FOR DETERRENCE AND  DEFFNCF. AS PROGRESS IS MADE TOWARD REDUCING NUCLEAR WEAPONS, BOTH  SIDES AGREED THAT S T A B I L I T Y  AT LOWER LEVELS OF CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS  BECOMES INCREASINGLY ESSENTIAL TO THE MAINTENANCE OF A STRATEGIC  BALANCE. IN TH IS REGARD, BOTH SIDES NOTED THAT DESPITE VARIATIONS

IN SOVIET DEPLOYMENTS OUTSIDE THE NORTH AS IA AREA, THE SOVIET UNION  HAS CONTINUED IMPROVING I T S  M IL I T A R Y  C A P A B I L I T I E S  AVAILABLE FOR USE  IN THE P A C I F I C  REGION.

BOTH GOVERNMENTS REAFFIRMED THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE TREATY ON  NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS ( N P T ) AND TO THE SYSTEM OF  INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY SAFEGUARDS. THEY URGED ALL STATES  WHICH S T I L L  HAVE NOT DONE 50 TO ADHERE TO THE NPT AND AGREED TO  WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE A SUCCESSFUL FOURTH NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE.

IN 1 9 9 0 .  BOTH GOVERNMENTS ALSO REAFFIRMED THE NEED FOR THE  CONCLUSION OF A COMPREHENSIVE, V E R I F I A B L E  AND TRULY-GLOBAL  INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION WHICH EFFECTIVELY BANS CHEMICAL WEAPONS.  THE U . S -  UNDERSCORED ITS DETERMINATION TO WORK TOWARD THIS GOAL,  RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO OVERCOME THE CONSIDERABLE D I F F I C U L T I E S

INVOLVED IN CONCLUDING AN EFFECTIVE V E R I F I C A T IO N  REGIME. AUSTRALIA  WI LI ALSO CONTINUE I T S  EFFORTS IN COOPERATION WITH THE U . S .  AND ALL  OTHER COUNTRIES INVOLVED.

REGIONAL SECURITY

THE TWO SIDES CAREFULLY REVIEWED RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING  THE COMPLEX P O L I T I C A L  AND STRATEGIC SI TU AT IO N FACING STATES AND  TERRITORIES IN THE SOUTH P A C I F I C .  THEY EMPHASIZED THEIR COMMON  COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES AND ECONOMIC  PROSPERITY IN THAT REGION. BOTH GOVERNMENTS REAFFIRMED THEIR

INTENTIONS OF WORKING CLOSELY WITH ISLAND COUNTRIES TO PROMOTE  SECURITY AND S T A B I L I T Y ,  AND IN T H IS  CONTEXT THE U . S .  NOTED  A U S T R A L I A ' S  RECENT ACTIONS IN SUPPORT OF DEMOCRATIC IN S T IT U T IO N S  IN  VANUATU. BOTH GOVERNMENTS EXPRESSED THEIR HOPE THAT F I J I  WILl  CONTINUE EFFORTS TO RESTORE DEMOCRATIC CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT.  THE TWO SIDES EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THE EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT  OF FRANCE TO CONSULT ALL THE PARTIES IN NEW CALEDONIA ON  ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUTURE P O L I T IC A L  STATUS OF THAT TERRITORY. BOTH SIDES REAFFIRMED THEIR SUPPORT FOR AN ACT OF  SELF-DETERMINATION WHICH WILL RESULT IN A V I A B L E ,  LONG-TERM

Ã¢ÂÂ¡ P O L I T I C A L  SOLUTION WHICH I S  ACCEPTABLE TO ALl ’

I d A - r ^ Â° UING I N T ERNATIONAL RECOGNITION ACCORDED TO THE  STALES OF MICRONESIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHAi I  ISLANDS WAS WELCOMED. THE TWO SIDES AGREED ON THE NFFD FOR ÃÂ» ’ÃÂ ÃÂ¼ ÃÂ» ÃÂ¹ ^ S O L U T I O N  OF PALAU ’ S STATUS CONSi I t eN T H U H  THE U I L L ^ F  THE PEOPLE

AUSTRALIA WARMLY WELCOMED THE U . S .  R A T I F I C A T I O N  OF THE SOUTH  P A C I F I C  REGIONAL F IS H E R IE S  ACCESS TREATY. THE TWO SIDES REITERATED  THEIR COMMITMENT TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION AND WELCOMED  THE INCREASED EFFORTS OF OTHER NATIONS, SUCH AS JAPAN, TO ASSIST IN  TH IS PROCESS. THEY NOTED THE IMPORTANCE OF APPROPRIATE

CONSULTATION AMONG ALL PARTIES INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE  PROGRAMS IN THE REGION SO AS TO ENSURE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT  \  .REJECT IVES OF THE ISLAND STATES ARE BEING MET.

'Â·, THE TWO SIDES REVIEWED SOVIET A C T I V I T Y  IN THE SOUTH P A C I F I C  AND

NOTED THE IMPORTANCE THEY BOTH ATTACH TO SOVIET P O L I C I E S  TOWARD THE  REGION BEING PO S I T I V E  AND CONSTRUCTIVE. THEY AGREED ON THE NEED TO  CONTINUE TO BE ALERT AGAINST ANY D E S T A B I L I Z I N G  LIBYAN A C T I V I T Y  IN  THE REGION.

THE AUSTRALIAN AND U . S .  GOVERNMENTS EXPRESSED THEIR CONTINUING  SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION IN SOUTHEAST A S IA THROUGH THE  ASEAN ORGANIZATION. THEY AGREED THAT THE CONTINUED OCCUPATION OF  CAMBODIA BY VIETNAMESE FORCES REMAINED THE PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF  TENSION IN SOUTHEAST A S I A .  THEY EXPRESSED THEIR HOPE THAT ALL COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE SOVIET UNION, WOULD

CONTRIBUTE CONSTRUCTIVELY TO A SOLUTION WHICH WILL LEAD TO THE FULL  WITHDRAWAL OF VIETNAMESE TROOPS AND THE REESTABLISHMENT OF AN  INDEPENDENT, NEUTRAL AND NON-ALIGNED CAMBODIA. THE U . S .  EXPRESSED  I T S  SUPPORT FOR A U S T R A L I A ' S  CONTINUED ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE  F I V E  POWER DEFENSE ARRANGEMENT, NOTING THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION  MADE BY THE ARRANGEMENT TO REGIONAL S T A B I L I T Y  AND SECURITY.

BOTH RIDES DREW ATTENTION TO THEIR SUPPORT FOR P H I L I P P I N E   DEMOCRACY. THEY WELCOMED THE SUBSTANTIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE  GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT AQUINO HAS ACHIEVED IN RESTORING DEMOCRACY,  RECOGNIZING I N D I V I D U A L  RIGHTS, AND IN GENERATING ECONOMIC  A C T I V I T Y .  THEY AGREED ON THE D E S I R A B I L I T Y  OF FURTHER DISCUSSIONS  WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE P H I L I P P I N E S  ON PROSPECTS FOR A

COORDINATED INTERNATIONAL EFFORT TO BRING TOGETHER ECONOMIC  RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR ACCELERATED ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL  DEVELOPMENT. AUSTRALIA STRESSED THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION THE  U . S .  M IL I T A R Y  F A C I L I T I E S  IN THE P H I L I P P I N E S  MAKE TO INTERNATIONAL  SECURITY AND PARTICULARLY TO SECURITY AND CONFIDENCE IN THE  REGION. AUSTRALIA EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THE CURRENT REVIEW OF

THE U . S . - P H I L I P P I N E  M IL I T A R Y  BASES AGREEMENT CAN BE BROUGHT TO A  SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION.

ECONOMIC AND TRADE ISSUES

BOTH GOVERNMENTS REAFFIRMED THEIR COMMITMENT TO REDUCING  PROTECTIONISM AND DISMANTLING RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE AND UNDERLINED  THE IMPORTANCE THEY ATTACH TO THE COMMON CAUSE OF OPENING UP AND  INVIGORATING THE MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM. AUSTRALIA WELCOMED  THE PRIORITY GIVEN TO AGRICULTURAL REFORM AT THE URUGUAY ROUND, AND  MOST RECENTLY AT THE TORONTO S U M M I T ,  AND EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE  OF MAI NTA IN IN G  MOMENTUM IN THE CURRENT GATT ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS.

BOTH SIDES EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE URUGUAY ROUND AS A  V I T A L  OPPORTUNITY TO OVERCOME THE ROOT CAUSES OF DISTORTION IN  INTERNATIONAL TRADE. BOTH SIDES AGREED THAT THE MID-TERM REVIEW IN  MONTREAL. SHOULD REGISTER TANGIBLE RESULTS IN AS MANY AREAS OF THE  URUGUAY ROUND AS POSSIBLE, EMBRACING IN PARTICULAR SHORT AS WELL AS  LONG-TERM ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURAL REFORM. DESPITE SOME TACTICAL  DIFFERENCES, AUSTRALIA AND TNE U . S .  SHARE MANY OF THE SAME

OBJECTIVES IN THESE NEGOTIATIONS, PARTICULARLY THE FUNDAMENTAL GOAL

OF COMPREHENSIVE, MARKET-ORIENTED REFORM OF -INTERNATIONAL ‘  AGRICULTURAL TRADE. BOTH GOVERNMENTS STRESSED THE NEED FOR  SHORT-TERM ACTIONS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH SHARED LONG-TERM  OBJECTIVES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY AND THE' IMPORTANCE OF

ADHERENCE BY ALL NATIONS TO THE STANDSTILL AND ROLLBACK PROVISIONS  OF THE URUGUAY ROUND. .

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T HE  U . S .  E X P R E S S E D  I T S  A P P R E C I A T I O N  F OR T H E  R O L E  T A K E N  BY

A U S T R A L I A  A N D  T H E  C A I R N S  GROUP  I N  A D V A N C I N G  M U L T I L A T E R A L  T R A D E

R E F O R M ,  P A R T I C U L A R L Y  I N  T H E  A R E A  OF A G R I C U L T U R A L  T R A D E

L I B E R A L I Z A T I O N .  T H E  U . S .  T OOK  S P E C I A L  N O T E  OF T H E  P O S I T I V E  S T E P S

R E C E N T L Y  A N N O U N C E D  B Y  A U S T R A L I A  T O R E D U C E  I N D U S T R Y  A S S I S T A N C E .

B O T H  S I D E S  WE L C OME D  T H E  D E C I S I O N  OF J A P A N  T O OP E N  I T S  MA R K E T  FOR

B E E F  F O L L O W I N G  N E G O T I A T I O N S  W I T H  T H E  U . S .  A N D A U S T R A L I A .

T H E  U . S .  T O OK  C A R E F l l l i ,  N O T E  OF A U S T R A L I A ' S  C O N C E R N S  OVER T H E

I M P A C T  ON A U S T R A L I A  OF U V S  - A G R I C U L T U R A L  T R A D E  P O L I C I E S .  T H E  U . S .

N O T E D  A U S T R A L I A ' S  V I E W v TI HAT  TO T H E '  D E G R E E  P R O T E C T I O N I S M  AND  A G R I C U L T U R A L  S U B S  I D I E S . E M P O S E  E C O N O M I C  S T R A I N S  ON A U S T R A L I A ,  T H E Y

I M P A I R  A U S T R A L I A ' S  Ã‘ Ã’ ÃÂ¯ ÃÂ¯ ÃÂ¯ ÃÂ ÃÂ¤ ÃÂ¹ ÃÂ¥  T O WORK E F F E C T I V E L Y  W I T H  I T S  A L L I E S  AND

F R I E N D S .  . T H E  U . S .  E M P H A S I Z E D  T H A T  ANY M E A S U R E S  I T  MAY T A K E  TO

C O U N T E R  U N F A I R  S U B S  I D I  ^AfTfl ON OF AGRICULTURE WILL TAKE FULLY INTO ACCOUNT THE INTERESTS  S U B S ID IZ E  PRODUCTION. OF [COUNTRIES L I K E  AUSTRALIA WHICH DO NOT

THE TWO SI DES AGREED THAT THE YEARLY M I N I S T E R I A L  TALKS  DEMONSTRATE THE WIDE RANGE OF INTERESTS WHICH THE U . S .  AND  AUSTRALIA SHARE,.AND THEIR DETERMINATION TO WORK TOGETHER FOR PEACE  AND SECURITY IN THE ASIA P A C I F I C  REGION AND THE WORLD.

