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Austin, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Hold Briefing

  • Defense.gov
  • July 26, 2023 | 31:13

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and James Marape, prime minister of Papua New Guinea, brief the news media after a meeting on the continuation of the U.S.-Papua New Guinea Defense Cooperation Agreement.