Australia's alliance with the United States is the foundation of Australia's defence, security, and strategic arrangements, Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop and Defence Minister David Johnston reaffirmed in a joint statement on Monday.

According to this statement, Julie Bishop and David Johnston announced that they will travel to the United States to participate in the 2013 Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) in Washington on November 20.

AUSMIN is the premier forum for strengthening bilateral cooperation on foreign policy, defence and strategic matters between Australia and the United States. This AUSMIN will be hosted by US Secretary of State John Kerry and US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.

And the statement confirmed that their discussions with US Secretary of State Kerry and USSecretary of Defense Hagel will bring renewed focus to a relationship that continues to advance " shared security interests in the Indo-Pacific region and globally".

"I look forward to our meeting in Washington as an opportunity to reaffirm the close and enduring ties between Australia and the United States," Bishop said. "Australia's alliance with the United States is the foundation of Australia's defence, security, and strategic arrangements."

And Johnston also said that he looks forward to discussing prospects for enhancing "our regional defence engagement, including through the US force posture initiatives in northern Australia".

"We will explore opportunities for enhancing our close defence cooperation on capability and technology developments, including in new and emerging areas such as space," Johnston added.