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President Biden will visit Papua New Guinea later this month, a trip that will make him the first sitting U.S. president to travel to the Pacific Island country.
The president will stop in Papua New Guinea while he is traveling from the Group of Seven (G7) Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima, Japan to the Quad Leaders’ Summit in Sydney, Australia, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced on Tuesday.
He will meet with Prime Minister James Marape of Papua New Guinea to “discuss ways to deepen cooperation on challenges critical to the region and to the United States such as combating climate change, protecting maritime resources, and advancing resilient and inclusive economic growth,” according to Jean-Pierre.
She said that the United States has “deep historical and people-to-people ties with the Pacific Islands” and the historic visit will further reinforce the partnership.
Biden will attend the G7 in Hiroshima from May 19 to 21 and the Quad Leaders’ summit in Sydney on May 24…
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