![United States Starts Defense Cooperation Agreement Negotiations with Papua New Guinea United States Starts Defense Cooperation Agreement Negotiations with Papua New Guinea](https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Press_release_gold_edited.png)
The United States and Papua New Guinea held negotiations on February 6 – 10 in Honolulu, HI to discuss a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) that would strengthen security cooperation between our two countries. Negotiating teams, led by U.S. lead negotiator, Linda Specht, Department of State, and PNG lead negotiator, Elias Wohengu, Department of Foreign Affairs...