The Solomon Islands Prime Minister delivers a withering verbal assault on Australia, mocking the federal government's complaints about the secrecy surrounding the Pacific Island country's security pact with China.
The Solomon Islands Prime Minister has delivered a withering verbal assault on Australia, mocking the federal government's complaints about the secrecy surrounding the Pacific Island country's security pact with China
The extraordinary remarks highlight how the relationship between Mr Sogavare and top politicians and officials in Canberra is starting to disintegrate, despite public declarations from both countries that bilateral ties have not been permanently damaged by the security pact. China's ambassador to Solomon Islands Li Ming and Solomon Islands diplomat Colin Beck signed the security treaty between the two countries.But in a lengthy and often furious address to parliament, Mr Sogavare suggested Australia was being hypocritical because it kept its negotiations with the United States and the United Kingdom over the AUKUS pact top secret.
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