On July 5, ROC Foreign Minister Jason Hu signed a communique with then Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Roy Yaki declaring the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the two countries, making PNG Taiwan's 29th diplomatic partner. However, shortly thereafter, this was abrogated following political shifts in PNG.
外交部長胡志強與巴布亞紐幾內亞前外長亞基，七月五日在台北簽署建交公報，但隨即卻因巴紐政局變動而生變。