The deal will allow the nations’ citizens to serve in either military, with Australia offering citizenship as an incentive
Albanese said on Monday that he and his Papua New Guinean counterpart, James Marape, would sign the pact on Wednesday, a day after celebrating the South Pacific island nation’s 50th anniversary of independence from Australia.
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will also be in PNG capital, Port Moresby, for the celebrations.
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