.ShubaSKrishnan explains what to expect on the final day of the Pacific Islands Forum.
, and Mr Sogavare says his government has no intention of allowing a base to be established.
In response, Mr Sogavare said there was a friendship between the countries that continued to grow stronger.At the height of the diplomatic spat,- but Mr Albanese earlier said the meeting would be cordial. The Maritime Essential Services Centre will house Fiji navy headquarters, bolster naval capabilities and natural disaster response.
"I want people in Australia to have that sense of ownership, I want them to be citizens, to be able to participate in all forms of Australian life."Earlier on Wednesday, United States Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the forum via a videolink, announcing new embassies in Kiribati and Tonga, a renegotiated South Pacific Tuna Treaty worth $US600 million to the region and a new US Pacific strategy.
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