Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says his bilateral meeting with France President H.E. Emmanuel Macron is very good for relationships between France and Papua New Guinea. He said this after the two leaders met in Libreville, Gabon, on the sidelines of the ‘One Forest Summit’ on Thursday, March 2, 2023. It was President Macron, in fact, who invited PM Marape to attend the ‘One Forest Summit’ in Gabon – its former colony – during their last meeting at APEC 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand, last November PNG PM James [L] meets with France President Macron [R] PM Marape said the meeting covered matters of sustainable logging, climate change and France assistance to PNG in other matters. This includes defence cooperation, especially in areas of training, between the two countries. “I am hoping for a partnership with the France Government to see similar projects like what is being done in Gabon, including downstream processing of logs,” PM Marape said. “The Government of France does