Albanese and Adern comment after Sydney talks

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his New Zealand counterpart Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday they will work together with Pacific Islands nations on climate change and national sovereignty.

Anthony Albanese,Australian Prime Minister said We're in lockstep on the Pacific, and I look forward to working with prime minister Ardern, working with our democratic neighbors. We're all a part of the Pacific, they're our partners," The two leaders met in Sydney on Friday, with Ardern becoming the first foreign leader to have met Albanese in Australia since he won the elections late last month.

Jacinda Ardern,New Zealand Prime Minister said "You can see in recent efforts to try and create greater security arrangements directly with China, many of those nations choosing for themselves that they would stick more to an economic frame. But, again, let's hear from the Pacific on these issues,"

And she also said that she want to see an "elevation" of the Pacific Islands nations' voice in the region.