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High level Summits like the APEC Summit in San Francisco present opportunities to meet and hold bilateral, trilateral or multilateral talks for participants and today was no exception. Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape engaged in a dialogue with the Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, expressing the countries' respect for “state sovereignty” This meeting marked...

At this morning’s APEC Leaders Summit informal dialogue, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka took centre stage, urging leaders to take steps to increase climate actions and economic integration in terms of trade and investment with smaller Pacific island nations. He specifically highlighted the need for APEC leaders to assist the Pacific in responding to the immediate and urgent threat of climate...

A new era of collaboration between Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and the Emirates News Agency (WAM), was signed in the United Arab Emirates. The MOU was signed between PINA President Kora Nou and WAM Director General, Muhammed Jalal Rayssi in Abu Dhabi on Thursday 16 November on the margins of the 2nd Global Media Congress. It is expected there will...

In a historic meeting on the margins of the APEC Leaders' Summit today, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping discussed Fiji and China's longstanding relations. This marked Prime Minister Rabuka's inaugural meeting with President Xi. Prime Minister Rabuka extended his congratulations on President Xi's recent electoral triumph; a testament, he said of...

U.S Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Thursday met with fijian Prime Sitiveni Rabuka while participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in San Francisco. During the meeting, Secretary Raimondo reaffirmed the Department of Commerce’s commitment to enhancing our economic ties with the Pacific Island Countries, and Fiji in particular, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Indo-Pacific Strategy. The Secretary also...

-Countries that don't sign the Samoa Agreement by the end of December face the prospect of missing out on accessing funding from the European Investment Bank. This is one of two potential ramifications facing the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) who chose not to put pen to paper – after 71 out of the 79 OACPS...

By Nic Maclellan in Noumea, New Caledonia A fortnight after the Pacific Islands Forum brought political leaders to Rarotonga, Cook Islands, church leaders from across the region are gathering in New Caledonia, to attend the 12th General Assembly of the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC). With the outreach of faith communities to every town and village across the Pacific, next...

In a vibrant display of cultural unity and warm hospitality, the host province of the Sol2023 Pacific Games, Guadalcanal, on behalf of Solomon Islands, formally welcomed the visiting 24 Pacific Island countries on Thursday at Honiara’s Eastend Sports City. The people of Guadalcanal proudly opened their arms to embrace the spirit of sportsmanship and cultural exchange. The Premier of Guadalcanal Province,...

U.S Vice President Kamala Harris has met with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape on the margins of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in San Francisco, California. The Vice President underscored the U.S commitment to the Pacific Islands region, and the Vice President praised Papua New Guinea’s role as a regional leader and member of APEC. The...

Leaders across Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) were in Apia this week to seal a historic multilateral development and trade partnership with the European Community known as the Samoa Agreement. Pacific Leaders joined Samoa Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, together with the OACPS Secretary General, Georges Chikoti, European Union Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen for the signing on...