DELEGATION REPORTS

Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:01): by leave—on behalf of the government, I welcome His Excellency, the President of the Senate, President Sekiguchi, and his distinguished delegation. We welcome you to Australia. We, again, reiterate our commitment to our partnership and our friendship.

If I may say also, the ambassador who is here is an outstanding representative of his country and a very good friend of Australia.