Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hugs his Solomon Islands' counterpart Manasseh Sogavare amid strained tensions between the two nations. Source: Supplied.
Share this with family and friends. His meeting with the Solomon Islands' leaders comes after the inking of a controversial security pact. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Solomon Islands counterpart Manasseh Sogavare embraced as they met for the first time since the inking of a controversial security pact.
China says it has no plans to build one. He told Mr Sogavare there was more Australia and Solomon Islands could do to develop "relationships of trust and mutual understanding" of joint benefit. In response, Mr Sogavare said there was a friendship between the countries that continued to grow stronger.
At the height of the diplomatic spat, Mr Sogavare said relations with Australia had "soured". I'll develop a relationship of trust with them, and that means not necessarily agreeing with them the whole time but being able to have an open dialogue," he said.
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Ahead of these, he said Australia's support for the Pacific "does not come with strings attached". The Maritime Essential Services Centre will house Fiji navy headquarters, bolster naval capabilities and natural disaster response. Anthony Albanese backs permanent migration pathways for temporary workers. Also on Wednesday, Mr Albanese indicated support for increasing permanent migration pathways for foreign workers in Australia, saying leaving people as temporary migrants for extended periods of time is "not in the interests of individuals" or the nation.
