After reviewing related documents, Morauta declared that the communique establishing joint relations did not have the official government seal, and therefore had never formally taken effect. At the same time he reiterated that PNG's "one China" policy was unchanged. However, he also expressed hope that PNG would continue to remain on good terms with Taiwan.
經過檢驗相關建交文件之後，莫羅塔聲明，建交文件並未蓋上官印，不符程序，因此無法執行這項建交公報，同時重申巴紐的「一個中國」政策並未改變，不過他也希望能與我國繼續維持友好與合作關係。