Australian PM Anthony Albanese to Visit Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has confirmed his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese's visit to the country next week.  

The visit will take place from the 12th to the 13th of this month. 

Australian PMAnthony Albanese to meet  PNG PM  James Marape [R]

During the two-day official visit, Mr. Albanese will attend the Annual Leaders Dialogue alongside Mr. Marape in Port Moresby. 

The meeting will further strengthen the partnership between both leaders, who have met at the Pacific Islands Forum in Suva, the Prime Minister's XIII Rugby League match in Brisbane, and the APEC meeting in Bangkok.  

Following the dialogue, both Prime Ministers will travel to Wewak, East Sepik, to visit the resting place of the late Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare, the Japanese Memorial Peace Park, and Moem Barracks.

Mr. Marape says he looks forward to starting the new year with a visit from Mr Albanese to reinforce the long-standing relationship between the two countries. 

Meantime, the Foreign Affairs Department is finalizing the program for this important visit.

NBC / PNG Today

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