Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday he would travel to Papua New Guinea this week in a bid to boost bilateral ties and aid 'friendship' in the Pacific region.
Anthony Albanese, Australia's Prime Minister, attends the 2nd ASEAN Global Dialogue during the ASEAN summit held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Cindy Liu
Speaking to media in the city of Geelong, in Victoria state, Albanese said he would address PNG's parliament in the country's capital Port Moresby on Thursday. "I want to thank Australia's great friend Prime Minister Marape on giving not just me, but I believe Australia, that great honour," Albanese said, speaking alongside Defence Minister Richard Marles.
Australia's centre-left Labor government is negotiating a defence pact with PNG, its closest neighbour to the north, and has recently boosted its diplomacy in the Pacific islands amid competition with China for influence in the region.it wants to strike an "ambitious" security treaty with PNG that will see navy, air force and army personnel from each nation working alongside each other more often.to PNG until early this year after testing positive for COVID-19.
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