CANBERRA, ACT, July 7 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
MATTHEW WALE, PRIME MINISTER OF SOLOMON ISLANDS:We are very honoured with our special guest the Honourable Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese of Australia visiting us just for the day or half of the day. And of course, the Honourable Senator Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs. It's been a lovely couple of hours to spend with them and we enjoyed wonderful conversations also this morning. But I'll allow you to ask questions, of course, after the Prime Minister's made a few comments.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA: Thank you very much, Prime Minister. Can I say that it is a great honour for Australia for me to be here, the first fo...