PNG gateway to Pacific says Prime Minister Peter O'Neill

PNG PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill has told a regional meeting in China that Papua New Guinea was the gateway to the Pacific for Asian countries.
He is attending the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Beijing, China, accompanied by Cabinet ministers Rimbink Pato, Richard Maru and Justine Tkatchenko. He met with other regional leaders and spoke to more than 1000 senior business people. He highlighted a range of issues central to further strengthening PNG’s economy. “Papua New Guinea is a gateway to the Pacific Islands for Asian countries,” O’Neill said.
“We are utilising our position as a crossroads between Asia and the Pacific Islands to strengthen trade, increase skills and improve the lives of people in our region.”