Papua New Guinea-Australia Comprehensive Strategic and Economic Partnership.

The Comprehensive Strategic and Economic Partnership (CSEP) CSEP provides an overarching framework for deepening bilateral cooperation between Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) across security, trade and investment, governance, development cooperation, health, education, gender equality, climate change, people-to-people and institutional links, underpinned by a commitment to achieving concrete outcomes by 2030.
Australia and PNG through this Agreement commit to advance shared bilateral, regional and global objectives under the following six pillars: Pillar 1 - Strong Democracies for a Stable Future; Pillar 2 - Close Friends, Enduring Ties; Pillar 3 - Economic Partnership for Prosperity; Pillar 4 - Strategic Cooperation for Security and Stability; Pillar 5 - Social and Human Development; and Pillar 6 - Near Neighbors, Global Partners.
Australia and PNG commit on several aspects including: protecting their independent judicial systems, strengthening institutions and governance and safeguarding human rights; strengthen partnerships to promote gender equality and empower women; continue cooperation on agriculture, food and water security, and to improve nutrition and promote agricultural trade; to protect unique natural environments and agricultural ecosystems; to improve sanitary and phytosanitary measures and strengthen biosecurity systems and standards, while also seeking to facilitate increased trade; commit to maximise gains from our fisheries resources through sustainable management, and collaboration in surveillance of our Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and combating Illegal Unreported and Unregulated {IUU) fishing; support clean, healthy and productive oceans, the sustainable use of marine resources, the reduction of plastic and waste in our oceans, and the growth of the global blue economy; protect national security, and promote stability, etc.