Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Pacific island nations and Australia are 'stronger together'. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SYDNEY – Australia’s Foreign Minister urged Pacific island countries on Thursday to stay united in the face of great power competition as she visited New Caledonia, where the President raised concerns about Australia’sForeign Minister Penny Wong’s visit to the French territory coincides with a push by a China-backed group for several Pacific island nations, including New Caledonia, to sign a splinter security pact.
In a speech to New Caledonia’s Congress, Ms Wong said the Pacific faced challenges from climate change, economic recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic and strategic competition, and “we believe a united Pacific Islands Forum is central to protecting our shared interests”.
Mr Mapou’s spokesman said he had raised New Caledonia’s concerns in discussions with Ms Wong about whether Aukus, a defence technology partnership with the US and Britain to sell Australia nuclear-propelled submarines, complied with the Pacific’s nuclear-free treaty.
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