Papua New Guinea and Indonesia finalise defence deal


PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea has finally ratified a defence pact with Indonesia, nearly 14 years after the prickly neighbours first signed it, the government said in a statement.

The two countries first inked the defence cooperation deal in 2010, agreeing to share military intelligence, give logistical support and coordinate security operations.

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