Col. Esekia Wenzel

Operation Kibung ready for APEC Summit

However, the next two months will see an increase in the presence of foreign troops in the country, who will be working in partnership with the PNG Defense Force and those in the joint inter-agency operation for APEC.

The next two months will see an increased presence of foreign troops in the country, leading up to the APEC leaders’ summit.

PNGDF’s Chief of Operations however says this is not new as some of the foreign military troops have been here in the past 4 years.