Senator BOB CARR (New South Wales—Minister for Foreign Affairs) (14:30): I am very grateful for the question because I did deceive the house when I gave that answer about the impact of this cancellation. I referred to one conversation I had with foreign minister Kim of South Korea. I mentioned that in that cordial conversation, held only days before I answered the question in the Senate, he had not raised the question of this contract. It was not as full and, I confess, as honest an answer as I might have given. I neglected— Senator Abetz interjecting— Senator BOB CARR: Was that an interjection? I neglected to draw the attention of the Senate to no fewer than four other conversations with the foreign minister of South Korea where the matter had not been raised with him. One of them was when he came here to Canberra, three or four months ago I would say, for bilateral discussions. The matter did not figure in those discussions. Another meeting was in New York in September, where we discussed a range of issues. He did not raise that matter. There was a telephone conversation not long after I assumed this job where, again, he did not raise the matter. If it were a matter of bilateral concern— Senator Nash: Mr President, I rise on a point of order, on relevance. I asked the minister about the investor-state dispute resolution clauses, which he is yet to refer to in his answer. I ask you to draw the minister's attention to the question and have him respond appropriately. The PRESIDENT: The question was broader than that, and the minister is responding to the question. The minister still has 32 seconds remaining to address the question. Senator BOB CARR: The point about investor-state dispute resolution is that it is only one of several issues to be resolved. Other outstanding issues include, for example, the terms of access for Australian agricultural product. Should that be disregarded? Should we not persist in talking about terms of access for agricultural products? Is that the view of the National Party, that this should not be a concern of the Australian government? On the contrary; it is the view of the Australian trade minister that that should be pursued. (Time expired)