SYDNEY: The government of Solomon Islands has said that a deal signed by one of its provinces to lease the Tulagi Island to a Chinese company is unlawful.
The government has said that the deal should be terminated.
The details of the long-term lease between Solomons’ Central Province and China Sam Enterprise Group were publicized shortly after the Solomon Islands switched its diplomatic ties from Taiwan to Beijing in September.
John Muria, Solomons Attorney General, said that the province and Chinese company cannot legally able to strike such a deal without the government’s involvement.
Muria said that the agreement was ‘unlawful and unenforceable’ and that it must be terminated with immediate effect. (Agencies)
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