Australia Deepens Defense Ties with PNG Through Personnel Exchange and Infrastructure Investment
Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) are deepening defense cooperation, infrastructure investment, and recruitment expansion under the new Pukpuk Treaty defense alliance. This is set to strengthen the strategic relationship between the two nations.
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