Yoshimasa discusses regional issues with PIF SG
Visiting Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister, Hayashi Yoshimasa and Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General have discussed regional affairs concerning the security environment of our region.
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Pacific NGOs call on Japanese Foreign Minister to reconsider plans to dump radioactive nuclear waste in the Pacific Pacific NGOs call on Japanese Foreign Minister to reconsider...
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DFAT tells Chinese officials of ‘serious concerns’ about Solomon Islands security pact
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Bach says Brisbane 2032 will be Olympics “for the whole Pacific region”
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Hurricanes beat Fijian Drua 67-5 in 11-try victory
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Waratahs reel in Pasifika to claim comeback victory
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Solomon Islands Foreign Minister defends China-SI security pact
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US$300 million yacht of sanctioned Russian Oligarch seized by Fiji at request of U.S
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Solomon Islands MPs to explain election deferment to constituents
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Australian climate summit could win back Pacific
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