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Minister Tkatchenko says Australia and Papua New Guinea are traditional security partners

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Port Moresby, January 30, 2024 – PNG is proud of its long-term agreement with traditional partners like Australia and will continue to maintain that bilateral relationship, Foreign Affairs Minister Hon. Justin Tkatchenko MP says. Minister Tkatchenko made these remarks to put on record PNG’s ongoing partnership with Australia in the area of security following reports …

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Papua New Guinea will not jeopardise or compromise relations with traditional security partners

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Port Moresby, January 30, 2024 –  Foreign Affairs Minister Hon. Justin Tkatchenko MP has clarified that Papua New Guinea will not jeopardise or compromise relations with its traditional security partners. Minister Tkatchenko’s statement follows recent concerns of a ‘Security Deal’ supposedly struck between China and Papua New Guinea. Minister Tkatchenko stressed that China remains one …

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China Southern establishes South Pacific Island links with new Guangzhou-Port Moresby route

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BY SU WU in SIMPLE FLYING In service of China’s national diplomatic strategy, China Southern Airlines has inaugurated the first regular flight route to Papua New Guinea. SUMMARY On December 20, 2023,  at 9.29am local time, China Southern Airlines Flight CZ5055, carrying more than 130 passengers, landed at Port Moresby International Airport (POM) in Papua …

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U.S. warns of response to any move toward permanent China presence in Solomons

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By Reuters April 21, 2022 By Kirsty Needham, David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina SYDNEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A senior-level U.S. delegation met the Solomon Islands’ leader on Friday and warned that Washington would have “significant concerns and respond accordingly” to any steps to establish a permanent Chinese military presence in the Pacific island nation. A White House …

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Papua New Guinea could be next target for Beijing Security Pact: Australian PM

Australia, China, International relations, Solomon Islands / By

By Daniel Y. Teng THE EPOCH TIMES April 20, 2022 The Australian prime minister has hinted that neighbouring Pacific nation Papua New Guinea has faced similar “pressure” from Beijing to consent to a security agreement like the Solomon Islands. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been busy defending Australia’s engagement with the South Pacific after the Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed on April …

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