Papua New Guinea–Philippines relations are the bilateral relations of Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. Papua New Guinea has an embassy in Manila and the Philippines has an embassy in Port Moresby, which is also accredited to the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji.[citation needed]
History
The Philippines established a Consulate-General in Port Moresby on August 19, 1974. Upon Papua New Guinea's independence on September 16, 1975 the Philippine consulate in Port Moresby was upgraded to an embassy making the Philippines one of the first countries to formalize diplomatic relations with Papua New Guinea.[1]
Economic relations
In March 2009, The Philippines and Papua New Guinea entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that would enhance the cooperation between the two countries on the development of fisheries. The MoU will facilitate technology transfer in aquaculture development, promotion of shipping ventures, investments, technical training, joint research, and “strategic complementation” of each country's plans in the Coral Triangle – or the waters between the Philippines, Indonesia, and the Pacific Islands.[2] The fisheries trade is significantly responsible for recent overall trade growth between the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.[3]
In March 2012, the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources started discussions with Papua New Guinea officials on the issues of access and trade. Under the proposed agreement, Papua New Guinea is willing to give fishing rights to Filipino commercial fishermen in its waters in exchange for agricultural commodities and rice.[4]
Diaspora
There are about 25,000 Filipinos currently in Papua New Guinea as of 2013.[5]
Political relations
Papua New Guinea asked the Philippines for its support for its full membership bid in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2009.[6]
References
- ^ Bolivar L. Bao. "Philippine Embassy - About the Embassy". Pompe.comxa.com. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ^ Guinto, Joel (March 30, 2009). "RP, Papua New Guinea sign MoU on fisheries". Manila: Inquirer.net. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ Loubet, Michael (April 1, 2009). "PNG fisheries pact marks growing relationship". Fish Information and Services. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ Alave, Kristine (March 7, 2012). "Papua New Guinea, Philippines mull pact on fishing, food exports". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ Amojelar, Darwin G. (April 26, 2013). "Papua New Guinea thumbs down Philippine request for additional flights". InterAksyon.com. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea asks RP support for Asean membership bid | News | GMA News Online". Gmanetwork.com. March 30, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
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