Foreign minister ‘deeply proud’ to announce bilateral pact after ‘40 years of cooperation between our security forces’
Australia’s foreign minister Penny Wong has hailed a new security deal with Vanuatu. Wong is leading a bipartisan delegation to Vanuatu, the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau.Australia’s foreign minister Penny Wong has hailed a new security deal with Vanuatu. Wong is leading a bipartisan delegation to Vanuatu, the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau.Tue 13 Dec 2022 05.
Addressing the media in Port Vila, Wong announced the signing of a bilateral security agreement between Australia andAustralia, she said, was “deeply proud” to be Vanuatu’s principal security partner of choice. Wong signed the agreement with Vanuatu’s prime minister, Ishmael Kalsakau.“As two nations committed to democracy, accountability and transparency, we will ensure that the agreement is made publicly available,” Wong said.
That was clearly a reference to China, whose security deal with Solomon Islands has not been released publicly, except for a
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