Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Rick Houenipwela and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull shake hands during a signing ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, June 13, 2018. AAP/Lukas Coch/via REUTERS
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has agreed to fund underwater internet cables and a cyber security centre for the Solomon Islands, forestalling plans by Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that could have compromised Australian internet security.
The arrangement was announced on Wednesday in a joint-statement from the two governments during a visit to Canberra by Solomons Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela.
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