Australia PM ‘Confident’ No China Navy Base Planned for Solomons
- Albanese met with Solomons’ PM Sogavare in Fiji Wednesday
- Sogavare says no military bases in China security pact
Anthony Albanese
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is “very confident” there won’t be a Chinese military base built in the Solomon Islands, after meeting with Solomons’ leader Manasseh Sogavare.
Albanese and Prime Minister Sogavare embraced warmly ahead of discussions on the sidelines of the Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji on Wednesday afternoon, their first meeting since the Australian leader was elected in May.