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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqian © AFP / Thomas Peter
The Solomon Islands’ security deal with Beijing is finalized and ready for signing, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said. However, he has refuted speculations it was aimed at establishing a Chinese military base in his country.
“We find it very insulting to be branded as unfit to manage our sovereign affairs, or [to] have other motives in pursuing our national interests,” Sogavare told the parliament in the capital, Honiara, on Tuesday.
Pacific nation defends security deal with China
The prime minister of the Solomon Islands says he is ‘insulted’ by foreign criticism of his country’s security talks with BeijingSolomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqian © AFP / Thomas Peter
The Solomon Islands’ security deal with Beijing is finalized and ready for signing, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said. However, he has refuted speculations it was aimed at establishing a Chinese military base in his country.
“We find it very insulting to be branded as unfit to manage our sovereign affairs, or [to] have other motives in pursuing our national interests,” Sogavare told the parliament in the capital, Honiara, on Tuesday.