Subj : NZ strengthens ties with US, pledges $16.4m for Indo-Pacific ventures
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Date : Fri Apr 12 2024 11:42 am

New Zealand is joining the United States in financially supporting two
practical projects in the Pacific, pledging $16.4 million in funding for
initiatives in digital connectivity and oceans and fisheries research.


Foreign Minister Winston Peters met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
in Washington DC overnight. In a joint statement they announced further New
Zealand cooperation with the US in the Pacific Islands region.


New Zealand will provide $8.2 million (US$5m) to support digital connectivity
in Tuvalu, through the Pacific Connect Cable; and a further $8.2 million
(US$5m) to support the construction of an oceans and fisheries research
vessel for the Pacific community.

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