Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape has celebrated the strong economic and security ties between his country and Australia during an address to MPs and senators in Parliament.
Marape hailed the recent signing of a bilateral security agreement with Australia, which he said would be the “blueprint that reflects our focus collectively, and my focus, on Papua New Guinea becoming a strong, economically resilient nation”.
“A strong, economically empowered Papua New Guinea means a stronger and more secure Australia and Pacific,” he told Parliament on Thursday morning.
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