U.S. Sen. John McCain met with Australian leaders on Monday for security talks in the nation's capital, where he received praise for his public support of the decades-long U.S.-Australia alliance following a diplomatic spat between the two countries earlier this year. "Thank you for your very strong words of support for the alliance earlier this year," Bishop told McCain. McCain told Bishop, "We're certainly in very interesting times." Later, McCain received a warm welcome in Parliament House, where Turnbull praised the Vietnam War veteran for his service. McCain, who is chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, was scheduled to visit the Australian War Memorial later Monday.

Source: ABC News May 29, 2017 05:04 UTC