SYDNEY šC Australia and the Solomon Islands said on Tuesday they were stepping up bilateral ?ties, a day after China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific in a move analysts say could intensify strategic rivalry in the region.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who arrived on Tuesday in the Solomon Islands capital Honiara and was greeted by newly elected Prime Minister Matthew Wale, said both ?nations have agreed to continue negotiations on a new comprehensive treaty.
¡°Australia and Solomon Islands are stepping ?up our partnership,¡± ?Albanese said in a post on social media platform X from Honiara as ?part of a Pacific tour.
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