US, Marshall Islands eye new security deal

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 19, 2022 12:46 am

MAJURO, Marshall Islands: The United States and the Marshall Islands hope to reach a key economic and security deal before the end of the year, negotiators said on Friday, as Washington tries to counter growing Chinese influence in the region.

A 20-year funding deal for the Pacific island state runs out at the end of 2023, and the first round of talks on a new accord took place this week.

DEAL DISCUSSIONS This June 14, 2022 photo handed out by the Marshall Islands Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on Saturday, June 18, 2022, shows United States Ambassador Joseph Yun (center, left), Marshall Islands Foreign Minister Kitlang Kabua (center, right) and their respective negotiating teams during a session to renew provisions of a Compact of Free Association between the two sides at the American army base at Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. MARSHALL ISLANDS DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE PHOTO VIA AFP

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