At the press conference announcing the establishment of relations, then PNG Foreign Minister Yaki said that through formal relations, he hoped that Taiwan's experience of economic development and technological progress could be of help to PNG's own development. He hoped too that in the future Taiwan would increase investment in PNG, and participate in infrastructure projects.
巴國前外長亞基在建交記者會上強調，透過進一步的建交，經濟發展、科技進步的台灣經驗可幫助巴紐，希望台灣未來能加強對巴紐的投資，以及基礎建設的參與。