Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will fly to Vanuatu to meet with the island nation’s leader Jotham Napat as negotiations around a $500 million (US$335 million) pact between the two are hashed out.
The visit comes prior to Albanese travelling to the Pacific Islands Forum in the Solomon Islands, and it will be the first time the leader has flown to Vanuatu as prime minister.
It remains unclear whether the “Nakamal” agreement, the $500 million deal to secure economic ties and security, will be finalised.
The Albanese told ABC Radio he thinks the deal is more likely to make progress than be signed during this trip….
Albanese Flies to Vanuatu as Signing of $500 Million Deal Draws Closer
