I think that there are many reasons for those words to carry resonance today. Certainly this Shangri-La Dialogue has always celebrated transparent and open debate as the basis for more effective defence diplomatic understandings.
And so the IISS, the Republic of Singapore and the 2017 Shangri-La Dialogue look forward to your remarks today: The Honourable Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister of Australia, the floor is yours. |
