Australia has struck a new security deal with Tuvalu after critics complained that a previous pact created an Australian veto power over any other agreement the tiny South Pacific island nation pursued with a third country, such as China.
FILE - In this photo provided by the Tuvalu government, the newly elected Prime Minister Feleti Teo, right, is sworn into office during a ceremony in Funafuti, Tuvalu , on Feb. 28, 2024. Australia struck a new security deal with Tuvalu on Thursday, May 9, 2024, after critics complained that a previous pact created an Australian veto power over any other agreement the tiny South Pacific island nation pursued with a third country, such as China .
Australia would initially resettle up to 280 Tuvaluans a year under the treaty. The deal also committed Australia to help Tuvalu in response to major natural disasters, pandemics and military aggression.Tuvalu’s new government commits to continued diplomatic ties with Taiwan instead of BeijingThe treaty also gave Australia a veto power over any security or defense-related agreement Tuvalu wants to make with any other country, including China.
Teo “is re-assured that provisions related to the veto-of-third-party arrangements are not intended to impinge on Tuvalu’s sovereignty, but rather to ensure effective responsiveness/coordination and interoperability in times of crisis response,” Keen said in an email. Australia on Thursday announced an investment of more than 110 million Australian dollars into Tuvalu’s priority projects including AU$50 million toward creating Tuvalu’s first undersea telecommunications cable.
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