Abbott arrives in Port Moresby

AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Tony Abbott flew into Port Moresby last night in his first official visit to Papua New Guinea. He was met on arrival by the Deputy Prime Minister Leo Dion, Foreign Affairs Minister Rimbink Pato, PNG cabinet ministers and Australian and PNG government officials. Enhancing economic relations between the two neighbors will be a key focus of Mr Abbott’s three-day visit, the inclusion of a business delegation in his entourage confirming this. “As part of my visit, I will be accompanied by a senior Australian business delegation. Papua New Guinea is already an important commercial partner for Australia, with two-way trade between our two countries valued at $A5.7 billion in 2012-13.

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