MEDIA ALERT
THE HON. JOHN MOORE, MP
Minister for Defence
Wednesday, 2 February 2000 MIN006/00
Defence Minister to Meet New Zealand Counterpart
Defence Minister, John Moore, and New Zealand Defence Minister, Mark Burton, will meet in Brisbane on Friday, 4th
February, for discussions on regional security issues such as East Timor, and bilateral defence relations.
This will be the first meeting between the nations' Defence Ministers since the change of Government in New Zealand.
A joint media conference will be held after the meeting, at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Brisbane.