Australia’s Minister for the Pacific Senator Zed Seselja claims he used a visit to the Solomon Islands to “respectfully” ask Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to reconsider signing a security partnership with China.
In a statement after the meeting, Mr Seselja said Australia remained committed to supporting the Solomon Islands – to meet its security needs “with full respect of its sovereignty”.
He says the conversation with the Mr Sogavare was a “frank discussion”.
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