The South China Sea, where China's territorial claims, land reclamation and construction have drawn criticism from its neighbors and the US, is also likely to factor in talks between Pence and Turnbull.
Pence will also meet Australian business executives in Sydney on Saturday, following similar meetings in Seoul, Tokyo, and Jakarta that have been thick with executives from Fortune 100 companies.
US Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday the United States would honor a refugee deal with Australia, even though the Trump administration doesn't "admire" it.
Mr Pence, in Australia to talk about the state of the US-Australia alliance and lay out the new administration's priorities for the region, met Mr Turnbull and senior ministers in Sydney during his 10-day, four-country trip to the Pacific Rim.
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"The people of Indonesia can be confident in the wake of this latest attack: We will not relent in our effort to end terrorism and the threat it presents to both of our peoples", Pence said.
US Vice-President Mike Pence has his work cut out for him during his first Australian visit this weekend, with a new poll showing 60 per cent of voters have a negative view of Donald Trump.
Trump's deputy visited South Korea and Japan before Australia to reassure allies fretting over Pyongyang's quickening missile programme.
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, right, and Australian Governor General Peter Cosgrove toast during a lunch reception for Australian and U.S. military servicemen and women at Admiralty House in Sydney, Saturday, April 22, 2017.
US Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday that the United States would "honor" a refugee resettlement agreement forged with Australia in the closing days of the Obama administration, despite it previously being described by US President Donald Trump as a "dumb deal".
In return, Mr Turnbull's administration has agreed to resettle people from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador who have sought asylum in the US.
Under the arrangement, agreed by former US President Barack Obama and Turnbull in November within days of Trump's election, Australia would transfer up to 1,250 refugees now held in offshore detention centers on the Pacific Island nation of Nauru and Papua New Guinea's Manus Island to the United States.
As tension with North Korea continues, he used the occasion to announce that a U.S. naval strike group would arrive in the Sea of Japan in days.
Beyond the refugee deal, Pence and Turnbull said they had discussed issues including the North Korea crisis, the situation in the South China Sea and the strengthening of bilateral trade between the two countries.
Pence was using the visit to make a number of cultural stops, joining with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at the Australian Museum, observing exhibits on crocodiles and snakes and listening as one of the museum's managers offered a traditional Highlands welcome of Papua New Guinea.
On Sunday Mr Pence and his family will have the opportunity to explore key Sydney landmarks, during a tour of the Harbour.
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