Papua New Guinea, US ink security pact

By Agence France-Presse

May 23, 2023 12:16 am

PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea signed a defense pact with the United States on Monday, giving American forces access to its air fields and ports as Washington vies with China's expanding footprint in the Pacific.

Washington has growing concerns about China's rise in the region, where it is trying to woo nations with an array of diplomatic and financial incentives in return for strategic support.

DEAL SEALED United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and Papua New Guinea’s Defense Minister Win Bakri Daki shake hands after signing a security agreement on behalf of their respective countries at the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation at APEC Haus in the capital Port Moresby on Monday, May 22, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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