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Trump to meet Australian PM next week

WASHINGTON, April 25 (KUNA) -- Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will meet US President Donald Trump in New York on Thursday, May 4.
The meeting will be the first between the two leaders, though they spoke on the phone in the first days of the Trump Administration, the White House noted in a statement late Tuesday. Trump and Turnbull will meet at the USS INTREPID museum in New York City "to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea, a major World War II naval battle in which the United States joined with Australia to halt the advance of enemy forces," the according to the statement.
"The President looks forward to meeting the Prime Minister and to strengthening the enduring bonds, deep friendship, and close alliance" between the two countries, the statement added. (end) ys.gb