Prime Minister Mark Brown said the agreements did not ‘compromise’ his country’s sovereignty
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown on Friday defended a string of contentious deals with China, saying they did not “compromise” the Pacific island nation’s sovereignty.
The Cook Islands has a “free association” relationship with its former colonial ruler New Zealand, which provides budgetary assistance as well as help on foreign affairs and defence.
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