Prime Minister Hon. James Marape in his speech at the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM 10) in Tokyo, Japan, today asked his Japanese counterpart Prime Minister Hon. Fumio Kishida on behalf of Pacific Island nations to consider assisting the Small Island States affected by climate change At the Meeting attended by eighteen (18) Pacific…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape today rose once more to the occasion to speak on behalf of the smaller islands of the Pacific, strongly advocating for Japan’s intervention in assisting in downstream processing of the region’s marine resources and the growth of PNG’s and the region’s economy. Addressing the high-level meeting of heads of governments…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has welcomed to the Pacific Islands Forum its new Secretary General, Mr Baron Waqa. Prime Minister Marape bid the welcome on behalf of the Government of Papua New Guinea and pledged the country’s support behind Mr Waqa to manage the PIF Secretariat and make sure the Forum continues its work…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has met with the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Hon. Charlot Salwai on the margins of the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in a bilateral meeting. Prime Minister Marape and Prime Minister Salwai discussed issues of common significance and mutual concern, especially relating to the Melanesian Spear- head Group and the…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has on Tuesday (16.07.24) highlighted the 49-year-old bilateral relations Papua New Guinea has with Japan while acknowledging both countries’ commitments to entrenching this re- lationship further. For Papua New Guinea, PM Marape said he hoped to see this deepening further in all areas of cooperation to also cover defence, trade,…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has arrived in Tokyo, Japan, for the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) with Japanese Prime Minister Hon. Fumio Kishida from Tuesday 16 July 2024 to Thursday 18 July 2024. Prime Minister Marape arrived at Henada Airport this morning, 7.20am (local time), accompanied by his wife, Mrs Rachael Marape; Minister…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape met Indonesian President Elect H.E. Prabowo Subianto during the 3rd PNG-Indonesia Annual Leaders’ Dialogue on Monday, July 15, 2024. President Elect Subianto will be inaugurated in October, taking over from President Joko Widodo. “On Monday, after meeting President Widodo, I also met President Elect Subianto,” Prime Minister Marape said. “Our…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has commended Indonesian President Joko Widodo for enabling open dialogue and stronger relations between Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, especially over the last three years which have seen reciprocating meetings between the two nations’ leaders. Upon concluding the 3rd PNG-Indonesia Leaders Dialogue in Jakarta yesterday, Prime Minister Marape said, despite…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape will be out of the country for five days from Sunday, July 14, to Friday, July 19, for official visits to Indonesia and Japan. Deputy Prime Minister Hon. John Rosso will be Acting Prime Minister during this period. Prime Minister Marape travels to Indonesia on Sunday to meet with Indonesian…

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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has welcomed opportunities in various areas, including pharmaceutical manufacturing, with Pakistan. He expressed this during a meeting today with Pakistan High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, H.E Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, who is based in Australia. Mr. Chaudhri also extended an invitation to Prime Minister Marape to visit Pakistan and meet…

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