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Biden to make historic visit to Papua New Guinea next month

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U.S. President Joe Biden will briefly visit Papua New Guinea (PNG) on May 22, officials from the Pacific island nation said on Thursday, as Washington seeks to counter growing Chinese influence in the strategically important region.

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Times of India

US President Joe Biden to meet 18 South Pacific leaders in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea foreign minister Justin Tkatchenko told a news conference Biden would attend bilateral talks with his hosts and is "also having a meeting with the 18 Pacific Island leaders". The 18-member Pacific Island Forum is a regional bloc of mostly small states scattered across the vast swath of ocean.

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The Hindu

Biden to meet 18 Pacific leaders in Papua New Guinea

Mr. Biden is set to become the first sitting U.S. president in at least a century to visit Papua New Guinea.

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Reuters

Biden to make historic visit to Papua New Guinea next month

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ABC Australia

US President Joe Biden to visit Papua New Guinea on his way to Australia

On his way to Australia for the Quad meeting in Sydney next month, United States President Joe Biden could make a historic visit to Port Moresby as the US intensifies its diplomatic push across the Pacific.

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Channel News Asia

Biden to make landmark visit to Papua New Guinea

PORT MORESBY: Joe Biden is set to become the first sitting United States president in at least a century to visit Papua New Guinea, Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko said on Thursday (Apr 27), revealing plans for a brief but symbolic trip. Biden plans to stop in Port Moresby in May as he trav

1 year ago·Singapore

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