A fresh look at links between Australia and Germany
IT IS TIME TO TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT THE LINKS BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND GERMANY AND BRING OUR RELATIONSHIP INTO THE 21ST CENTURY Five themes guided the Australia-Germany Advisory Group’s work, which aims to give a modern agenda to a long-standing relationship. These are: A INCREASE TRADE AND INVESTMENT · B IMPROVE STRATEGIC DIALOGUE AND COLLABORATION · C STRENGTHEN COOPERATION ON SCIENCE AND EDUCATION · D EXCHANGE ON DIVERSITY, MIGRATION, INTEGRATION AND REFUGEES · E ENHANCE CULTURAL AND SPORTING LINKS, AND COOPERATION ON WINE MAKING. The members of the Australia-Germany Advisory Group believe these recommendations form a strong basis to appropriately broaden, strengthen and deepen the Australia-Germany relationship over the coming five years. We look forward to witnessing the beneficial outcomes which will be achieved for people in both countries and to the deeper friendship and cultural, economic and strategic understanding between Australia and Germany as a result.
IT IS TIME TO TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT THE LINKS BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND GERMANY AND BRING OUR RELATIONSHIP INTO THE 21ST CENTURY
Five themes guided the Australia-Germany Advisory Group’s work, which aims to give a modern agenda to a long-standing relationship. These are:
A INCREASE TRADE AND INVESTMENT · B IMPROVE STRATEGIC DIALOGUE AND COLLABORATION · C STRENGTHEN COOPERATION ON SCIENCE AND EDUCATION · D EXCHANGE ON DIVERSITY, MIGRATION, INTEGRATION AND REFUGEES · E ENHANCE CULTURAL AND SPORTING LINKS, AND COOPERATION ON WINE MAKING.
The members of the Australia-Germany Advisory Group believe these recommendations form a strong basis to appropriately broaden, strengthen and deepen the Australia-Germany relationship over the coming five years. We look forward to witnessing the beneficial outcomes which will be achieved for people in both countries and to the deeper friendship and cultural, economic and strategic understanding between Australia and Germany as a result.
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A <strong>fresh</strong> <strong>look</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>links</strong> <strong>between</strong> <strong>Australia</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Germany</strong><br />
THE<br />
AUSTRALIA-<br />
GERMANY<br />
ADVISORY<br />
GROUP<br />
Complementary views on opportunities<br />
Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Federal Republic of <strong>Germany</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> former Prime Minister Tony Abbott of <strong>Australia</strong> decided to<br />
cre<strong>at</strong>e the <strong>Australia</strong>-<strong>Germany</strong> Advisory Group in November 2014.<br />
The two leaders recognised th<strong>at</strong> <strong>Australia</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Germany</strong> needed a<br />
more structured, high-level process to bring str<strong>at</strong>egic depth to the<br />
rel<strong>at</strong>ionship. They asked Maria Böhmer, German Minister of St<strong>at</strong>e<br />
<strong>at</strong> the Federal Foreign Office, <strong>and</strong> M<strong>at</strong>hias Cormann, <strong>Australia</strong>n<br />
Minister for Finance, to co-chair the Advisory Group. Its m<strong>and</strong><strong>at</strong>e<br />
was to identify ways to broaden, strengthen <strong>and</strong> deepen the<br />
rel<strong>at</strong>ionship <strong>between</strong> <strong>Australia</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Germany</strong>.<br />
<strong>Australia</strong>-<strong>Germany</strong> Advisory<br />
Group with Prime Minister<br />
Malcolm Turnbull in Canberra<br />
The members of the <strong>Australia</strong>-<strong>Germany</strong> Advisory Group have<br />
developed highly productive working rel<strong>at</strong>ionships. The group met<br />
as a whole twice, on 10 July 2015 in Berlin <strong>and</strong> on 23 October 2015<br />
in Canberra. In addition, there have been several ad hoc meetings<br />
<strong>between</strong> <strong>Australia</strong>n <strong>and</strong> German members responsible for particular<br />
subject areas. From the beginning, the views of the <strong>Australia</strong>n <strong>and</strong><br />
German sides have been complementary. The members see clearly<br />
the enormous opportunities to build a closer bil<strong>at</strong>eral rel<strong>at</strong>ionship<br />
of genuine substance.<br />
David Ritchie<br />
<strong>Australia</strong>n Ambassador to <strong>Germany</strong><br />
“The recommend<strong>at</strong>ions in the Advisory Group’s report will make the<br />
very important <strong>Australia</strong>-<strong>Germany</strong> rel<strong>at</strong>ionship a more modern <strong>and</strong><br />
dynamic one, as befits two such strong economies <strong>and</strong> two countries<br />
so active intern<strong>at</strong>ionally <strong>and</strong> regionally. It will bring our already very<br />
warm cooper<strong>at</strong>ion into the 21 st Century.”
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