Image Gallery: June 2009
12 June 2009
Minister for Defence attends NATO conference
The Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner, will travel overseas from 9 to 14 June 2009 to attend the Regional Command (South) Ministers’ Meeting in the Netherlands and a NATO Defence Ministers’ meeting in Belgium to advance key issues of importance to Australia’s defence interests.
At the Regional Command (South) Ministers’ Meeting, Maastricht, the Netherlands, Minister Faulkner will meet with his international counterparts from nations contributing to NATO-led operations in Regional Command (South) in Afghanistan to discuss coalition efforts in Southern Afghanistan.
The International Security Assistance Force has five regional commands that coordinate civil-military activities in Afghanistan. Regional Command (South) is responsible for military operations in southern Afghanistan and supports operations in Kandahar, Helmand, Oruzgan, Nimruz and Zabul provinces.
Senator Faulkner will then travel to Brussels in Belgium, where he will participate in a meeting on Afghanistan with Defence Ministers from NATO and non-NATO International Security Assistance Force contributing nations.
“I look forward to meeting my counterpart Defence Ministers for the first time and to have an opportunity for discussions with them regarding our shared commitment to Afghanistan,” Senator Faulkner said.
Senator Faulkner will be accompanied by the Chief of the Defence Force, ACM Angus Houston and the Secretary of the Department of Defence, Mr Nick Warner.
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(Left to right) Secretary of Defence, Mr Nick Warner, Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner, and Chief of Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, meet with their counterparts from the Netherlands.
(Date taken: 10 June 2009)
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Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner (right midground), meets with his United States counterpart, Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates. Accompanying Senator Faulkner are Australian Secretary of Defence, Mr Nick Warner (right foreground) and Chief of Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston (right background).
(Date taken: 10 June 2009)
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(Left to right) Danish Defence Minister, Soren Gade, NATO Secretary-General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Estonian Defence Minister, Jaak Aaviksoo, Netherlands Defence Minister, Emert van Middlekoop, Australian Defence Minister John Faulkner, US Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, Romanian Defence Minister, Mihai Stanisoara, and Canadian Defence Minister, Peter MacKay.
(Date taken: 10 June 2009)
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Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner (right), meets with his Afghan counterpart, General Abdul Rahim Wardak, at the Regional Command (South) Ministers’ Meeting held at Maastricht, the Netherlands.
(Date taken: 11 June 2009)
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Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner (left), talks with New Zealand Minister of Defence, the Hon. Dr Wayne Mapp, at the residence of the Australian Ambassador to Belgium, His Excellency Alan Thomas.
(Date taken: 11 June 2009)
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Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner (second from left), meets with his Canadian counterpart, the Hon. Peter MacKay (third from left). Accompanying them are Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston (left), and Chief of the General Staff of the Canadian Forces, General Walter Natynczyk (right).
(Date taken: 11 June 2009)
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Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner (right), meets with Canadian Minister of National Defence, the Hon. Peter MacKay, at the Regional Command (South) Ministers’ Meeting held at Maastricht, the Netherlands.
(Date taken: 11 June 2009)
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The Chateaux St Geriach near the town of Maastrich, The Netherlands, was the site of the Regional Command (South) Defence Ministers' meeting. The Chateaux grounds contains several dozen fine arts sculptures.
(Date taken: 11 June 2009)
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