Prime Minister Scott Morrison said there is “great concern” across the Pacific family in the wake of China’s potential new military pact with the Solomon Islands.
Both China and the Solomon Islands have defended a security cooperation agreement which the two sides have been working on. China s Foreign Ministry spokesman. 25.03.2022, Sputnik International
Solomon Islands' Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has refused to resign after rioting rocked the country.
Sogavare said, "It is very clear that the recent events were well planned and orchestrated to remove me as the prime minister for unsubstantiated reasons."
"I want to show the nation that the government is fully intent and nothing will move us. We must and will never bow down to the evil intention of a few people," he added.