澳大利亚和巴布亚新几内亚签署允许相互服兵役的条约,促进防务合作。 Australia and PNG sign treaty allowing mutual military service, boosting defense cooperation.

澳大利亚和巴布亚新几内亚签署了《普克普克条约》,这是一项具有里程碑意义的国防协定,使多达10 000名巴布亚新几内亚国民能够在澳大利亚国防军中服役,并允许澳大利亚人在巴布亚新几内亚军队中服役,标志着他们的国防关系大大扩展。 Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed the Pukpuk Treaty, a landmark defense agreement enabling up to 10,000 PNG nationals to serve in the Australian Defence Force and allowing Australians to serve in PNG’s military, marking a major expansion of their defense ties. 该条约建立在二战和冷战的共同历史基础上,当时,尽管面临种族歧视,但巴布亚新几内亚士兵在澳大利亚军队中服役。 The pact builds on a shared history dating back to World War II and the Cold War, when PNG soldiers served in Australian forces despite facing racial discrimination. 新条约旨在加强联合招募、后勤和采购,詹姆斯·马拉佩总理强调,澳大利亚的任何军事存在都将留在巴布亚新几内亚领土上,而不会涉及西巴布亚。 The new treaty aims to strengthen joint recruitment, logistics, and procurement, with Prime Minister James Marape emphasizing that any Australian military presence would remain on PNG soil and not involve West Papua. 印度尼西亚敦促两国尊重其主权,对可能破坏该区域稳定的行动发出警告,因为巴布亚新几内亚-印度尼西亚边界和西巴布亚冲突的紧张局势持续存在。 Indonesia has urged both nations to respect its sovereignty, warning against actions that could destabilize the region, as tensions persist over the PNG–Indonesia border and the West Papua conflict.