PNG Prime Minister Bill Skate, who was in Taipei with Mr Yaki during the signing of the deal, announced his resignation on Wednesday and the frontrunner to replace him, Sir Mekere Morauta, said he would review the agreement, which he said had 'regional and international implications.'
Yaki could not guarantee the survival of the agreement, signed with Taiwan on Monday, which has also come under fierce criticism from Australia and the domestic political opposition. 'Let me make it very clear indeed that there is no trade-off here in the sense of money,' Foreign Minister Roy Yaki told a Taipei news conference.īut Mr. TAIPEI, Taiwan (JThe National)-Papua New Guinea said yesterday Taiwan did not buy diplomatic recognition in a deal that has infuriated China.
