SYDNEY -- Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape affirmed his nation's close ties and shared democratic values with Australia on Thursday in the first address by a Pacific leader at Parliament House in Canberra.
International relations
PNG's Marape hails close ties in Australia speech as China seeks inroads
Address follows reports Beijing wants a security deal with the Pacific state
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, right, greets Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape at Parliament House in Canberra on Feb. 8. (AAP Image via AP)
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