"Papua New Guinea hasn't had an ability or capacity to manage its borders. Listen to interview with Michael Kabuni on Pacific Waves University of PNG political scientist Michael Kabuni says there is certainly a need for PNG to improve security at the border to stop, for instance, the country being used as a transit point for drugs such as methamphetamine and cocaine. The first agreement talks of reaffirming a strong defence relationship based on a shared commitment to peace and stability and common approaches to addressing regional defence and security issues. Last week they were presented to PNG MPs for ratification and made public. ![]() ![]() ![]() In May PNG's Defence Minister, Win Barki Daki, and US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, signed the Defence Co-operation Agreement and the Shiprider Agreement. Photo: RNZ Pacific/Lydia LewisĪ Papua New Guinean academic says the new security deals with the US will militarise his country and anyone who thinks otherwise is naïve. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and PNG Defence Minister, Win Barki Daki, sign a new bilateral defense cooperation agreement.
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