Australian leader embarks on US trip to mend relations

'Flying visit' would involve discussion about regional security, economic issues

CANBERRA, Australia - Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was scheduled to depart on a whirlwind trip to the United States on Wednesday, during which he will meet with US President Donald Trump for the first time since Trump took office.

The meeting will take place in Trump's hometown of New York, on the deck of World War II-era aircraft carrier the USS Intrepid, as it coincides with the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea, during which Australian and US forces repelled Japanese imperial army.