Julie Bishop distances Australia from global statement on Israel-Palestine peace

By Michael Koziol, Political Reporter
Updated January 16 2017 - 3:18pm, first published 2:10pm
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says the Turnbull government does not necessarily agree with every element of the statement signed in Paris. Photo: Andrew Meares
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says the Turnbull government does not necessarily agree with every element of the statement signed in Paris. Photo: Andrew Meares

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has distanced the Turnbull government from a communique agreed by ministers and diplomats of 70 nations, including Australia, concerning the pathways to peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

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