Trump, Australian PM to hit reset in New York after fractious phone call

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during a meeting at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, April 19, 2017. Picture taken April 19, 2017. AAP/Lukas Coch/via REUTERS

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will find common ground with U.S. President Donald Trump when they meet in New York on Thursday, Australia's foreign minister said, in a bid to soothe ties strained by a fractious phone call between the two soon after Trump's inauguration.

"They don't have to be best friends, but of course they will be gracious towards each other," Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio.