2023-05-22 12:31:13
“We are moving from a generic relationship… to a specific relationship with the United States”, summed up the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape. Papua New Guinea and the United States signed a security pact on Monday, May 22, which provides access to Papua New Guinean ports and airports for American forces, in exchange for access from Papua New Guinea. to US surveillance satellites.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken who had movedasserted that the two armies could board each other’s ships, share expertise and “better patrol” together at sea.
A rapprochement to counter China
“Even though China is not mentioned anywhere in the document, [sa présence] underlies the deepening of relations between the United States and Papua New Guinea., analyzes Gordon Peake, of the United States Institute for Peace, quoted by Agence France-Presse. Mr Marape, however, clarified that this agreement would not prevent Papua New Guinea from entering into similar alliances with other countries, including China.
This agreement was signed before the opening of the meeting of the United States-Pacific Islands Forum, bringing together the United States and the leaders of fourteen South Pacific island states in Port Moresby, the Papua capital.
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