NZ PLEDGES TO CONTINUE STANDING WITH PNG

By Nigel MADO

IN a solemn address to attendants of the Official dinner at the Apec Haus, New Zealand Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon has pledged to stand by Papua New Guinea as they have done since it’s independence.

Luxon thanked Prime Minister James Marape for the warm welcome to PNG, in his second visit and his first in strengthening bilateral ties between both nations.

He said the relationship between both countries stem from mutual understanding and corporation, prior to PNGs Independence. He said he looks forward to continuing the partnership between both countries and wishes only nothing but the best.