Trump to host Turnbull at the White House this month

The White House has confirmed Malcolm Turnbull will meet Donald Trump again in February.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will visit the White House on February 23, and will meet US President Donald Trump in another official visit.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Manila, November 13, 2017. Source: AAP

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will visit the White House on 23 February and meet with US President Donald Trump.

The White House confirmed Mr Turnbull's official visit on Friday.

“President Trump looks forward to further enhancing our partnership and alliance, and demonstrating our shared commitment to the democratic values that underpin peace and prosperity around the world,” it said in a statement.

The two leaders are expected to discuss a range of topics including terrorism, economic growth, and boosting defence in the Indo-Pacific region.

"The leaders will celebrate 100 years of mateship through war, peace and prosperity, charting the course for the coming century of partnership," the statement continued.

In a statement, the Prime Minister said the visit "will be an important opportunity to further advance our countries' ties". 

"The United States is Australia's most important ally. Our friendship is underpinned by a deep alignment of shared values, including freedom, democracy and the rule of law," he said.



The announcement of the visit comes exactly a year after an infamous phone call between Mr Trump and Mr Turnbull made international headlines.

In the phone call, the US president blasted the Australian prime minister over the refugee deal struck with the Obama administration and labelled the conversation as "the worst call by far", according to the Washington Post.

Since then, Mr Trump has honoured the deal with the latest group of refugees from Manus Island travelling to the US last month.

The two leaders have met previously, on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Manila in November, and in New York in May when Mr Trump said they "get along great".


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