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O’Neill says defence pact giving US forces ‘immunity’ threatens PNG sovereignty

June 16, 2023

By Jeffrey Elapa in Port Moresby Former Papua New Guinean prime minister Peter O’Neill says the controversial US-PNG Defence Cooperation Agreement threatens the country’s sovereignty. He said the agreement negotiation was started in 2016 by his government but it was different in content from the one signed with the US. O’Neill said the agreement encroached ... <a title="O’Neill says defence pact giving US forces ‘immunity’ threatens PNG sovereignty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/16/oneill-says-defence-pact-giving-us-forces-immunity-threatens-png-sovereignty/" aria-label="Read more about O’Neill says defence pact giving US forces ‘immunity’ threatens PNG sovereignty">Read more</a>

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US envoy gets two of three north Pacific nations to sign defence deals

May 19, 2023

By Giff Johnson, Editor, Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent Two Pacific nations considered by Washington as crucial in its competition with China for influence in the region have agreed to 20-year extensions of funding arrangements as part of security and defence treaties. The Federated States of Micronesia signed off on a nearly-final Compact ... <a title="US envoy gets two of three north Pacific nations to sign defence deals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/19/us-envoy-gets-two-of-three-north-pacific-nations-to-sign-defence-deals/" aria-label="Read more about US envoy gets two of three north Pacific nations to sign defence deals">Read more</a>