Papua New Guinea to sign security pact with US

Subject : International Relations

Section: Places in news

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Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape said on Thursday that the country will sign a security pact with the US.
The pact will give US troops access to the Pacific nation’s ports and airports. The development has come amid Washington’s attempts to jostle for influence in this region with China.

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Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia).
Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The country is the world’s third largest island country,
New Guinea’s island has shores on both sides with world-famous diving spots and beautiful coral and fish.
Divers can also dive and find World War II aviation wreckage and shipwrecks. As a result, it is ranked third out of the top ten largest islands globally.