US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been dispatched to talks between Pacific Island leaders and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week. auspol
Progress on a separate security agreement between PNG and Australia is falling behind a timeline announced by Mr Marape and Mr Albanese in January.with the new pact due to come into force by the middle of the year.
Australian officials consider PNG a gap in the suite of regional security partnerships and are being pushed by Mr Albanese to quickly finalise a deal, taking advantage of a workable political window in both countries this year.
“We have been notifying [Australia] in advance about our relationships with the Pacific Island countries,” he said at a rare press conference in Canberra. “We respect Australia’s role as the biggest country in this region. That’s why we will be notifying in advance about our relationship with Pacific island countries to the Australian side,” he said.
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