Foreign relations of Papua New Guinea


Papua New Guinea's foreign policy reflects close ties with Australia and other traditional allies and cooperative relations with neighboring countries. Its views on international political and economic issues are generally moderate.
Papua New Guinea belongs to a variety of regional organizations, including the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum; the ASEAN Regional Forum ; the South Pacific Commission; the Pacific Islands Forum; the Melanesian Spearhead Group and the South Pacific Regional Environmental Program.
Papua New Guinea has been a member of The Forum of Small States (FOSS) since the group's founding in 1992.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Papua New Guinea maintains diplomatic relations with:

Bilateral relations

Asia

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China

Europe

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France

Oceania

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Australia

Papua New Guinea and the Commonwealth of Nations

Papua New Guinea has been a member state of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1975, when it gained independence from Australia under the terms of the Australian Parliament's Papua New Guinea Independence Act 1975.