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There is no comfortable way to greet a man accused of hiring assassins to drug and dismember a journalist, but Scott Morrison put on a smile at the weekend when he met Saudi prince Mohammad bin Salman.
Morrison had little choice but to offer a friendly handshake knowing he was allocated a seat next to MbS for every major session of the summit. And MbS is the host of next year's summit, which means Australia may need his help if it wants to put something on the agenda. "For us in Europe, these are and will remain essential and vibrant values," said Tusk. "What I find really obsolete are authoritarianism, personality cults, the rule of oligarchs."Morrison merely offered MbS his best wishes for hosting the G20 next year. The Australian position is to back Turkey in its call to hold to account those responsible for Khashoggi's death in Istanbul.
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