Papua New Guinea has appointed 1st defence adviser to India.
Col Edison Napyo has been appointed as 1st defence advisor to India.
PNG’s acting Chief of Defence Force Commodore Philip Polewara gave Col Edison Napyo a farewell on April 17.
This is a key step towards improving defence cooperation between India and Papua New Guinea (PNG).
PM Modi visited Papua New Guinea (PNG) in May 2023. He attended the third summit of the Forum for India Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC).
Diplomatic relations between India and Papua New Guinea (PNG) were formalised in 1976.
Last August, the Prime Minister of PNG James Marape visited the two Indian Naval ships that made a call at Port Moresby.
The FIPIC includes Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Palau, PNG, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
