New Zealand PM Hipkins to travel to Papua New Guinea for United States–Pacific Summit


FILE PHOTO: New Zealand's Prime Minister Chris Hipkins speaks to the media, after his meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Downing Street in London, Britain May 5, 2023. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will head to Papua New Guinea on May 21 to attend the United States-Pacific Summit, his office said in a statement on Thursday.

U.S. President Joe Biden will attend the summit along with leaders of 17 other Pacific countries.

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