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Rebecca Kuku in Papua New Guinea, Sera Sefeti in Fiji, Ongerung Kambes Kesolei in Pala and Charley Piringi

Solomon Islands prime minister says US must respect Pacific leaders

United States Joe Biden James Marape Washington D.C. Manasseh Sogavare Mark Brown Papua New Guinea Paul Barker Surangel Whipps Jr White House
US president Joe Biden chats with Kiribati president Taneti Maamau, as Cook Island’s prime minister Mark Brown stands next to them.
US president Joe Biden speaks to Kiribati president Taneti Maamau, as Cook Island’s prime minister Mark Brown looks on, at the Pacific leaders summit this week. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters

The prime minister of Solomon Islands has criticised Washington, saying the US must respect Pacific leaders, after Joe Biden pledged $200m for the region in an effort widely seen as a push against China’s growing presence.

Biden hosted a group of Pacific leaders at a summit in Washington this week, after a similar meeting a year earlier.

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