Solomon Islands Prime Minister

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the nation hasn't failed in the Pacific region as Solomons Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare takes aim at Australia.

Australia has to have a voice in the region. "You need to invest in the region. That doesn't mean the prime ministers will always agree," he told reporters in Parramatta on Thursday. "He's not saying that the relationship is broken. He's not saying that Australia is an unreliable partner. "We've derided them about their concerns about climate change.

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"Immediately upon being requested to send support to the Solomon Islands late last year, we did so," Mr Morrison said last week. "We are insulted, Mr Speaker We do not have to be warned, Mr Speaker, to be aware of the working out of their strategy." "But going back to Cuban crisis, Mr Speaker, Russia was not the aggressor in the Cuban Missile Crisis." "On sovereign decisions ... we have painfully assured them that they have nothing to be concerned about, on the specific issues they are worried about in our security arrangements with the People's Republic of China," he said. "We work constructively and patiently and we will work in a professional way and calm way ... That why we have significantly increased our investment in the Pacific countries," Mr Morrison said. "I will continue to work constructively with the Solomon Islands government as we always have," Mr Morrison said.

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It is an area which supports the daily wellbeing of residents of the house," he told his parliament in Honiara. It is an area which supports the daily wellbeing of residents of the house," he told his parliament in Honiara. Mr Morrison said he spoke with Mr Sogavare the day after the pact was announced in September 2021, and "no issues were raised at that time in that discussion". On Tuesday, Mr Sogavare appeared to suggest Australia was trying to undermine his government after Mr Morrison said Solomon Islands was located in his "backyard". Mr Morrison said on Thursday he would continue to support Solomon Islands despite the "pressures" that Australia was facing in the Pacific region. Mr Morrison confirmed he has been in contact with his Solomons counterpart "in the last few months". "We are concerned for the Solomon Islands, for the broader security in the southwest Pacific," he said. Mr Morrison said he spoke with Mr Sogavare the day after the pact was announced in September 2021, and "no issues were raised at that time in that discussion". On Tuesday, Mr Sogavare appeared to suggest Australia was trying to undermine his government after Mr Morrison said Solomon Islands was located in his "backyard". Mr Morrison said on Thursday he would continue to support Solomon Islands despite the "pressures" that Australia was facing in the Pacific region. Mr Morrison confirmed he has been in contact with his Solomons counterpart "in the last few months". "We are concerned for the Solomon Islands, for the broader security in the southwest Pacific," he said.

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