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This week in Australian foreign affairs: China removes sanctions on Australian wine; Australia to produce military vehicles for Germany; statement on aid worker Zomi Frankcom killed in Gaza; Watts to visit Brussels for NATO foreign ministers meeting, and more.

Why does Russia insist on linking Ukraine to the atrocity? And what does it reveal about the Kremlin’s intentions?

This week in Australian foreign affairs: comments on Julian Assange and Dr Yang Hengjun; Marles to travel to Jakarta for defence talks; Gallagher to travel to Rio de Janeiro Australia for G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting; Trade delegation to WTO announced, and more.

France's position on NATO's proffered Japan office is likely much more nuanced than given credit. While there would be great benefit for NATO partners in the Indo-Pacific of an active NATO presence, this would create its own set of difficult challenges for members, as their support for Ukraine illustrates. 

The return of four skulls of indigenous Ainu people from Australia to Japan in May 2023 sheds disturbing light on the history of the trade of human remains across national borders. It also highlights new international steps being taken to redress the wrongs of the past and return the dead to their homelands.

The historic Makassan-Yolngu relationship between Indonesian fishermen and Australian First Nations peoples is often overlooked. In moving forward, acknowledging and reviving trepang diplomacy is crucial for the strengthening of the modern-day Australia-Indonesia trade relationship.