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By Pita Ligaiula in Seoul The Korea – Pacific Islands Summit shares the view that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) nuclear and missile programmes are a direct and serious threat to international peace and security. In the 2023 Korea-Pacific Islands Leaders’ Declaration issued after Monday’s Summit the Leaders emphasised that denuclearsation of the DPRK is essential for a...

The first Korea-Pacific Islands Summit was held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (ROK) on 29 May 2023. The Summit was co-chaired by President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea and Prime Minister Mark Brown of the Cook Islands, the Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and attended by Pacific Islands Forum Leaders and representatives. The...

By Pita Ligaiula in Seoul Cook Islands Prime Minister and Forum Chair Mark Brown says preparation are well underway for the upcoming Forum Leaders meeting in November. Brown told Pacific journalists in Seoul, the Forum Leaders Meeting is a significant event for the Cook Islands and the region. “All I can say is preparations are underway. We are ready to host...

By Pita Ligaiula in Seoul Cook Islands Prime Minister and Forum Chair Mark Brown is of the view the 2050 Pacific Strategy for Blue Pacific continent and Indo Pacific strategy will benefit both the region and its development partners. Brown told Pacific media every country has its own sovereign rights to be able to develop its own strategies. “I think we've...

By Pita Ligaiula in Seoul Forum chair and Cook Islands Prime Minister says he is expecting a report by end of June from an independent panel of global experts on nuclear issues in their consultations with Japan over its intentions to discharge treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. Pacific nations are relying on the panel to provide independent technical advice...

By Pita Ligaiula in Seoul The Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and Cook Islands Prime Minister has told the Korea – Pacific Islands Summit Monday the region wants to work with partners that have genuine interest in the Pacific. In his opening remarks at the Blue House in Korea’s capital Seoul, Brown said as Leaders of the Pacific Islands...

By Pita Ligaiula in Seoul South Korea has declared that it supports the 2050 strategy for the Blue Pacific continent after the one-day Korea-Pacific Islands Summit that wraps up Monday. Forum Chair and Cook Islands Prime Minister has paid tribute to the President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeo for convening the inaugural Summit with Pacific leaders. “It really is an...

The plight of Pacific countries, where entire communities are at risk from the scourge of the plastic crisis despite contributing less than 1.3 per cent to global plastic statistics, has been highlighted in Paris where officials continue to negotiate a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. At the official opening of the second session of...

By Pita Ligaiula in Seoul Concerns raised by Pacific Leaders about Japan’s plan to discharge over a million tonnes of contaminated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, over the next four years will feature prominently on the agenda of the inaugural Korea – Pacific Leaders’ Summit today. The Korea – Pacific Islands Summit is the first multilateral Summit to be...

By Pita Ligaiula in Seoul The Korea – Pacific Islands Summit is set to discuss 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent Monday. This was revealed by Forum Secretary General Henry Puna in an interview with Pacific journalists in Seoul. “It's important that if the 2050 is to be meaningful, our partners need to align their development, their assistance with all...