Australia, Papua New Guinea, Mood Defense Treaty news

PUKPUK is committed to the treaty of neighbors in greater military cooperation, although the text has not yet been launched.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albaniz and Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (PNG) James Margapi signed a mutual defense treaty in Canberra, where leaders said that the text of the agreement would be available soon.

Marab told the correspondents on Monday in the Australian capital that the treaty had been developed “from geography, history and permanent reality in the common time.”

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“It is about a larger fence that secures two houses with a square space,” said Margapi, according to the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC).

Papua New Guinea leader did not agree that the agreement was set due to the broader geopolitical issues, in a clear reference to the military interests of countries like China And the United States in the Pacific region.

“This treaty was not imagined from political geography or any other reason,” said Margapi.

“We maintain friendships for all enemies, and we call for peace wherever we are involved, regarding foreign relations.”

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albaniz said that the treaty “largely reaches” that there will be a “inter -employment” between “defensive assets” between the two neighboring countries, adding that “our greatest balance is our people.”

ABC reported that this means that the two countries will participate in the same rights as the current members in the Five Eyes Agreement, which Australia shares with Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Maribi office He said last week The agreement will create a road for 10,000 Papua New Guinea to serve the Australian Defense Force, as his country also aims to build its defense force into 7,000 soldiers.

The population of Papua New Guinea is about 12 million people, of which about 40 percent live Under the poverty lineIn a blatant contradiction with its richer neighbor, Australia.

The signing of the PUKPUK Treaty comes weeks after the 50 -year -old Papua Guinea celebrated from independence from Australia, which took over its northern neighbor as a colonial power in 1902, after the United Kingdom colonized it after both countries.

In August 2013, Australia signed a memorandum of understanding with Papua New Guinea, which witnessed thousands of immigrants arriving in Australia on a boat held on Manus Island in marine detention.

The controversial detention center Closed in 2017And letting hundreds of refugees cut off.

Australia is also seeking to sign a security agreement with Fiji, after a similar agreement that covers both security and climate change with Vanuatu It stopped last month.

Australia has recently signed a prominent treaty with Tuvalu, the world’s first agreement to provide visas to help people face displacement due to the climate crisis to resettle it.

Climate change remains a major security concern for many countries in the region, as Australia has made an offer to host the 2026 police climate change meeting, along with its neighbors in the Pacific.

The show has not yet been achieved because Turkiye is also officially campaigns to host the same meeting.