Anthony Albanese said Australia must be the preferred security partner of Pacific
Australia must be the preferred security partner of Pacific nations, Anthony Albanese said ahead of a crucial leaders’ meeting set to be dominated by talk of China’s designs on building influence in the region.
Anthony Albanese and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern remain concerned over security issues in the Pacific.Mr Albanese and Ms Ardern held talks in Sydney on Friday ahead of next week’s Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Fiji, where Australia and New Zealand are expected to take the leading role in warding off Chinese efforts to secure more security agreements.
Senator Wong said Australia had been clear about the need for China to abandon its trade sanctions as a precursor to improved relations. The sanctions have included de facto bans and punitive tariffs on goods such as lobster, coal, barley and wine. Asked about the risk of China’s pact destabilising peace in the Pacific, Ms Ardern said the PIF’s Biketawa and Boe declarations made clear that security matters in the region should be dealt with by members.
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