Papua New Guinea hopes to have Australia security deal signed by end of year
Country’s foreign minister says China’s interest in the Pacific required a ‘strengthened’ PNG-Australia treaty
Papua New Guinea hopes to sign a security deal with Australia, as well as possibly New Zealand and the US, by the end of the year, the country’s foreign minister Justin Tkatchenko has said.
Tkatchenko said the security treaty with Australia has been in the works since 2019, but that the recent security deal struck between China and Solomon Islands would require Australia and Papua New Guinea to strengthen the treaty.
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