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The agreement signed in Port Moresby yesterday will boost support to fight financial crime, improve access to justice for young and remote people and make the country’s correctional facilities safer and more secure.
Lee had barely left Perth when a huge Australian delegation, including Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Defense Minister Richard Marles and Attorney-General Mark Dreyfuss, traveled north in a diplomatic show of force.
“A stronger and safer Papua New Guinea is good for PNG. It’s also good for Australia and it’s good for the region,” Wong said yesterday.
“This is the logic and imperative of the work we do together for your homeland security.”
PNG Foreign Minister Justin Tkachenko praised the countries’ efforts to work together to strengthen “Pacific unity” and help each other in times of crisis.
“As far as China is concerned, they are a strong economic trading partner of Papua New Guinea, just like Australia,” the foreign minister said.
“And in terms of security, we have signed a bilateral security agreement with Australia.
“They are our traditional security partner, partner of choice and we, as a government, have seen crystal clear that we will continue to support, work and partner with Australia now and into the future for our security.”
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