Scott Morrison tells Joko Widodo Australia will decide on embassy move by Christmas

Labor says prime minister has created an ‘utter debacle’ over possible relocation of embassy in Israel

Scott Morrison has told the Indonesian president that Australia will make a decision on relocating its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem by Christmas, and insists his government is motivated by wanting to see progress towards a two-state solution.

The fraught meeting with Joko Widodo kicked off Morrison’s program at the Asean summit in Singapore, and followed a warning from the Indonesian trade minister, Enggartiasto Lukita, that Jakarta will not sign off on a free-trade deal with Canberra if the Morrison government shifts the embassy.

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