By: Muhammad Nizar
First of all, Australia has strategic interest in the South Pacific countries. Australia promotes links to the countries and organizations in the region. In the Australia perspective, Australia contributes to peaceful political and economic development particularly in Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific, enhancing regional stability and especially Australia’s security. We know that the South Pacific region is fundamental foreign policy and security significance to Australia. Then, Australia seeks to promote peace and stability in the region, as elsewhere, in pursuit of its strategic, commercial and political interests.
In the performance, the sub-program helped to facilitate significant South Pacific regional cooperation on maritime surveillance and fisheries management, and increased dialogue on regional environmental issues and sustainable development. In bilateral, Australia’s relationship with Nauru was restored through a compact of settlement, signed by the Prime Minister, Mr. Keating, with the President of Nauru, Mr. Dowiyogo. Resolution of the Bougainville conflict, including encouragement of PNG - Solomon Islands dialogue, was supported.
In the regional trade relations, the department conducted trade relations with the region through the South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA). SPARTECA enables duty – free unrestricted access to the Australian market for all products, except sugar, on a non – reciprocal basis. The department also assisted trade development through the Trade and Investment Promotion Service and the Australia – funded South Pacific Trade Commission based in Sydney. Australia provided an opportunity to sharpen the strategic focus of Australia’s aid-funded private sector development activities in the South Pacific. Consistent with the Brisbane Forum’s resources management theme, encourage and assist Forum Island Countries (FICs) to develop and adopt sustainable trade and investment policies, with private sector contributions particularly in mind. Australia and New Zealand have bilateral agreement which is Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (ANZCERTA or CER). Both governments also maintained close contact on the proposal for a link between CER and the proposed ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA).
Australia and Papua New Guinea also have bilateral agreement which is The Papua New Guinea-Australia Trade and Commercial Relations Agreement (PATCRA), were held in Port Moresby in November 1993. Beside that, Australia efforts to promote reconstruction on Bougainville, for which $10 million has been allocated under the Australian development assistance program for 1994-95. In another part, Australia’s relations with Fiji, including defense cooperation, were fully normalized following Prime Minister Keating’s meeting with Prime Minister Rabuka at the Honiara Forum in 1992. The Fiji Government recommitted itself to a review of Fiji’s racially-biased 1990 constitution. Trade with Fiji continued to grow, by 7% to a two-way total of $488 million in 1993-94, Australia remaining Fiji’s largest trading partner. Then, since 1989, the relationship of Australia had been over-shadowed by Nauru’s action against Australia in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in which Nauru sought compensation for damages allegedly suffered as a result of the mining of phosphate - bearing lands during the period when the island was administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. After all we know above, actually Australia has membership in some of forums in South Pacific; they are South Pacific Forum, South Pacific Commission, Forum Fisheries Agency and regional fisheries issues, and South Pacific Regional Environment Programme.
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In the performance, the sub-program helped to facilitate significant South Pacific regional cooperation on maritime surveillance and fisheries management, and increased dialogue on regional environmental issues and sustainable development. In bilateral, Australia’s relationship with Nauru was restored through a compact of settlement, signed by the Prime Minister, Mr. Keating, with the President of Nauru, Mr. Dowiyogo. Resolution of the Bougainville conflict, including encouragement of PNG - Solomon Islands dialogue, was supported.
In the regional trade relations, the department conducted trade relations with the region through the South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA). SPARTECA enables duty – free unrestricted access to the Australian market for all products, except sugar, on a non – reciprocal basis. The department also assisted trade development through the Trade and Investment Promotion Service and the Australia – funded South Pacific Trade Commission based in Sydney. Australia provided an opportunity to sharpen the strategic focus of Australia’s aid-funded private sector development activities in the South Pacific. Consistent with the Brisbane Forum’s resources management theme, encourage and assist Forum Island Countries (FICs) to develop and adopt sustainable trade and investment policies, with private sector contributions particularly in mind. Australia and New Zealand have bilateral agreement which is Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (ANZCERTA or CER). Both governments also maintained close contact on the proposal for a link between CER and the proposed ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA).
Australia and Papua New Guinea also have bilateral agreement which is The Papua New Guinea-Australia Trade and Commercial Relations Agreement (PATCRA), were held in Port Moresby in November 1993. Beside that, Australia efforts to promote reconstruction on Bougainville, for which $10 million has been allocated under the Australian development assistance program for 1994-95. In another part, Australia’s relations with Fiji, including defense cooperation, were fully normalized following Prime Minister Keating’s meeting with Prime Minister Rabuka at the Honiara Forum in 1992. The Fiji Government recommitted itself to a review of Fiji’s racially-biased 1990 constitution. Trade with Fiji continued to grow, by 7% to a two-way total of $488 million in 1993-94, Australia remaining Fiji’s largest trading partner. Then, since 1989, the relationship of Australia had been over-shadowed by Nauru’s action against Australia in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in which Nauru sought compensation for damages allegedly suffered as a result of the mining of phosphate - bearing lands during the period when the island was administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. After all we know above, actually Australia has membership in some of forums in South Pacific; they are South Pacific Forum, South Pacific Commission, Forum Fisheries Agency and regional fisheries issues, and South Pacific Regional Environment Programme.
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