Mr Blinken is expected to sign a Defence Cooperation Agreement between the US and PNG. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PORT MORESBY – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged support for the Pacific Islands at a summit in Papua New Guinea on Monday, with the US Secretary of State scheduled to also meet Pacific leaders and signWashington and its allies are seeking to deter Pacific Island nations, which span 40 million sq km of ocean, from forming security ties with China, a rising concern amid tensions over Taiwan.
The Quad leaders, of Australia, United States, Japan and India, had agreed in Hiroshima to increase cooperation with Pacific Island countries, he added. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to sign a Defence Cooperation Agreement between the United States and PNG, and also hold a Pacific Island leaders meeting in the afternoon.
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