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Article: AUSTRALIA: RUDD SEEKS INFLUENCE OVER NATO, ASIA AND PACIFIC.
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- Interpress Service
- Article date:
- April 30, 2008
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Analysis by Stephen de Tarczynski
MELBOURNE, Australia, Apr. 29, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- Recent overseas trips by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd have projected a more robust image of Australia, apparently revealing his desire for the nation to be regarded as a serious global player.
"The purpose of the visit is to advance Australia's security, foreign policy and business interests, and to advance Australia's contribution to the global response on climate change," said Kevin Rudd in a statement prior to leaving on a 17-day world tour in late March.
And to some extent he did that. His discussions with western leaders appear to have largely gone according to ...