Anthony Albanese and PNG Prime Minister James Marape are expected to sign an agreement advancing a defence treaty between Canberra and Port Moresby, with Australia also to announce plans to open a visa processing office in the country.
Mr Tkatchenko said it was "interesting to note" that Australia already had a defence treaty with Solomon Islands and with Indonesia.
"But now with the issues happening in our region and looking at the security side of things, this has now come to the table."while China forms part of a "challenging and complex strategic world"Mr Marape has repeatedly said the country will continue to maintain its "friends to all, enemies to none" stance amid the rising geopolitics.
Mr Tkatchenko said the decision came after a yearlong analysis of the office to see if it was economically viable to keep it open.The office will be closed and replaced with a downgraded presence, called the PNG Taipei Economic Office, run by a "business liaison official".
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