Additional budget support of $US20.1 million was signed by Australia's Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Pat Conroy, during his visit to Nuku'alofa this week.
Tongan Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni said the funding arrangement is to support Tonga's economic recovery from compounding shocks, including Covid-19, the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcanic disaster, and more recent global inflationary pressures.
A Memorandum of Understanding was also signed renewing the commitment to the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme.
A third arrangement will see the Tonga Civil Aviation Division work more closely with Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
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Source:
RNZ Pacific