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Australia wants calm in ties with Solomon Islands after 'invasion' claim

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in (not pictured) at Parliament House, in Canberra, Australia December 13, 2021. Lukas Coch/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Australia will respond calmly to the Solomon Islands after it signed a security pact with China, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, dismissing a furious response by the leader of the Pacific nation to Western criticism of the deal.

In a fiery speech to parliament on Tuesday, Solomons Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said "we are threatened with invasion" but he did not name any countries or give evidence for his claim.

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