Prime Minister James Marape said the 1942 Kokoda campaign set a precedent for close military co-operation between the two nations.
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Joseph Marape says he would be delighted for his citizens to serve under the Australian flag as a way to help the Australian Defence Force solve its recruitment crisis.
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has no problem with his citizens serving in the Australian military.“It would be a high honour for PNG soldiers to serve with the ADF,” Marape told this masthead while walking the Kokoda Track with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Marape added that he had been inspired by the example of Ukrainians who had returned home to fight against Russia, saying he did not doubt Papua New Guineans would defend their country.
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