PM booked after London visit

PRIME Minister James Marape will attend other engagements overseas after Queen Elizabeth’s funeral on Monday, including the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
“I will be attending the UNGA to deliver the country statement on Sept 23,” he said before leaving for London yesterday.
“I will basically shed light on some of the country’s implementation of the sustainable development goals to date, climate change, challenges of mitigating the Covid-19, and economic recovery.” From New York, he will meet with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for
bilateral talks in Brisbane on Sept 25.
Then the two prime ministers will travel in a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft to Tokyo, Japan, to witness the funeral of former prime minister Shinzo Abe.
Marape said Abe had a close relationship with PNG.
“During his tenure as Prime Minister, (Abe) ensured that Japan provided development assistance to PNG,” he said.
“This included the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) funding of development projects such as the rehabilitation of Nadzab (Morobe) and Tokua (East New Britain) airports.”
Then Marape will visit Washington DC to attend the US-Pacific Islands Countries Leaders’ summit with President Joe Biden from Sept 28 and 29.
He said he would raise issues on the economy, trade and investment.