JUST IN: What is Palau, this small Pacific country which agreed to welcome migrants expelled by the United States?
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The following report highlights an important international development currently attracting worldwide attention.
Palau has welcomed a first migrant expelled from the United States, while an agreement provides for the reception of up to 75 exiles, the authorities of this Pacific island country announced on Wednesday. Located in Micronesia, in the western Pacific, about 800 kilometers east of the Philippines, Palau, also called Palau, is an island state in Oceania. The archipelago has some 20,000 inhabitants spread across hundreds of islands. The state of Palau obtained its independence in 1994, but the country allows the American army to use its territory under an old “free association” agreement. In return, the United States provides hundreds of millions of dollars in budgetary support and is responsible for its national defense. They also allow the use of the American dollar as official currency. Close link with the United States American military installations have also developed in Palau since Surangel Whipps came to power in 2020, in a context of intensification of China’s military activities in the Taiwan Strait. According to a memorandum of understanding signed in December, Palau will authorize up to 75 third-country nationals from the United States to live and work in their territory. In return, the United States will grant $7.5 million to Palau to finance public services and infrastructure.
Global Impact:
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Source: This article was originally published by 20Minutes – Actu Monde and adapted for our international English-speaking audience.
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