
{"id":25862,"date":"2022-01-21T06:42:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T06:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/?p=25862"},"modified":"2024-01-24T06:47:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T06:47:19","slug":"message-from-the-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/message-from-the-prime-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Prime Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I acknowledge the visionaries who drafted that agreement in 1957. In their wisdom, they foreshadowed the enormous future of Australia and Japan as partners in our region. Those early negotiations on imports and exports were the foundation of today\u2019s relationship of commercial trust and reliability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AU22-Lead-photo-1-891x1024.jpg\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AU22-Lead-photo-1-891x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25865\" width=\"223\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AU22-Lead-photo-1-891x1024.jpg 891w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AU22-Lead-photo-1-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AU22-Lead-photo-1-768x882.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AU22-Lead-photo-1-150x172.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AU22-Lead-photo-1-300x345.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AU22-Lead-photo-1-600x689.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AU22-Lead-photo-1-696x800.jpg 696w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AU22-Lead-photo-1-366x420.jpg 366w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AU22-Lead-photo-1-731x840.jpg 731w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AU22-Lead-photo-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><figcaption><strong>The Hon. Scott Morrison MP<\/strong>, Prime Minister of Australia | \u00a9 Office of the Prime Minister<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I have said many times that our friendship is an achievement. It speaks to the best of our people and it stems from a realisation that prosperity and security is found in partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Special Strategic Partners, Australia and Japan are responding to regional dynamics and global imperatives. We are working together to address key challenges, including the impact of COVID-19 and climate change, and cooperating on technology, infrastructure and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coordinating our response to the regional impacts of a global health crisis is our duty as global citizens, particularly in our shared region, including the Pacific and Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The strong trade relationship between Australia and Japan in energy, resources, agricultural and manufactured goods, not only provides enormous social and economic benefit to our citizens, but will also support new efforts on renewable energy and low emissions technologies as we transition to a low-emissions future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>The enduring nature of the relationship between Australia and Japan carries across leaders, business, industry and people. As friends and partners, we embrace the prosperity, peace and security that flow from our cooperative action.<\/p><cite><span class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\"><strong>The Hon. Scott Morrison MP<\/strong>, Prime Minister of Australia<\/span><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The enduring nature of the relationship between Australia and Japan carries across leaders, business, industry and people. As friends and partners, we embrace the prosperity, peace and security that flow from our cooperative action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to the Japan Times for their ongoing excellent work on the economic and bilateral relationship between Australia and Japan. Together, we are stronger than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:-25px\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AU22-Lead-photo-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25866\" width=\"160\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AU22-Lead-photo-2.png 320w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AU22-Lead-photo-2-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/AU22-Lead-photo-2-150x97.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The Hon. 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