Simina visits Australia: meets Albanese, dedicates the FSM embassy in Canberra (24 Mar), signs security MOUs (29 Mar).

What happened

Simina was welcomed in Canberra with a smoking ceremony led by a Ngunnawal elder. He met Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament House on 25 March and signed the security agreements after meeting Pacific Island Affairs Minister Pat Conroy. Australia had supplied FSM patrol boats since 1990.