US not seeking permanent base in Papua New Guinea -defense secretary
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Thursday during a visit to Papua New Guinea that Washington was not seeking a permanent base in the Pacific Islands nation under a new defence agreement. Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the United States signed a defence cooperation agreement in May that…
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