The future was looking bright for bilateral relations. But when then PNG Prime Minister Bill Skate returned home from a visit to Taiwan, he suddenly announced on July 7th that he would resign. The PNG Parliament met on the 13th and selected a new prime minister, Sir Mekere Morauta.
就在兩國合作前景看好之際，此次也親自來台的巴紐總理史凱特回國後，卻於七日突然辭職，巴紐國會並隨即於十三日開議，選出新任總理莫羅塔。