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  • Pacific leaders gather in Palau ahead of key PIF meeting
  • Pacific Islands Forum winds up by rebuking China nuclear test
  • Missing leaders won't derail Pacific Islands Forum outcomes, secretariat says

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rnz.co.nz /1 week ago

Pacific leaders gather in Palau ahead of key PIF meeting

The 55th Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting officially kicks off Monday night in Koror, Palau.

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rnz.co.nz /5 days ago

Pacific Islands Forum winds up by rebuking China nuclear test

The members, apart from Nauru, called on all states undertaking testing of intercontinental ballistic missiles to be transparent.

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rnz.co.nz /1 week ago

Missing leaders won't derail Pacific Islands Forum outcomes, secretariat says

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, the region's premier policy organisation, is confident the annual leaders' summit will deliver despite leader absences in Palau.

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asiatimes.com /1 week ago

Pacific Islands Forum starts with leaders missing, China furious

The annual Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting is underway in Palau, and already there has been controversy. First, it’s a leaders meeting with a distinct lack of leaders....

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theguardian.com /1 week ago

Pacific Islands Forum meeting in turmoil after several leaders pull out of Palau summit

Solomon Islands prime minister cancels his appearance, along with leaders from Fiji, Vanuatu and SamoaSeveral leaders have pulled out of a the Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meetin...

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rnz.co.nz /6 days ago

Should outside nations be allowed at the Pacific Forum summit?

Solomon Islands has asked Pacific Islands Forum members to consider separating external dialogue partners from the annual leaders' meeting.

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Pacific foreign ministers to discuss Solomons' idea for regional security treaty

Pacific Islands Forum foreign ministers are to discuss a Solomon Islands proposal for a regional security treaty.

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rnz.co.nz /5 days ago

Pacific Islands Forum winds up by condemning China nuclear test

Leaders in the Pacific have registered their concern over a nuclear-capable missile test conducted by China in July, calling on all states to provide advance warning ahead of any t...

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taipeitimes.com /1 week ago

Minister departs for Pacific Islands Forum in Palau

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asia.nikkei.com /1 week ago

China, leader absences hang over key Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Palau

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thediplomat.com /1 week ago

How Great Power Rivalry Is Fracturing the Pacific Islands Forum

Absences from this year's Leaders' Meeting are raising questions about the group's solidarity amid growing China-U.S. competition.

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Pacific Islands Forum fails to reach consensus on anti-missile statement against China

Pacific Islands Forum foreign ministers failed to agree on a unified statement against China after it fired a nuclear-capable missile into Pacific waters.

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

China tensions and new defence treaty on the agenda for Pacific foreign ministers' meeting

Winston Peters is in Suva, Fiji, along with foreign ministers from 17 other Pacific countries.

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rnz.co.nz /1 week ago

US expected to announce major fuel security deal at Pacific Islands Forum

The United States is set to announce a fuel security deal worth US$60 million for the Pacific region, RNZ Pacific understands.

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rnz.co.nz /2 weeks ago

West Papua issue likely to be on agenda in Palau - PNG foreign minister

Justin Tkatchenko has indicated to RNZ Pacific that the West Papua issue will be discussed by Pacific Islands Forum leaders in Koror next month.

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taipeitimes.com /1 month ago

Taipei to join PIF leaders’ meeting

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Regional fisheries agency says US-Pacific Tuna Treaty vital, as it delivers US$50 million boost

The South Pacific Tuna Treaty, also known as the US Tuna Treaty, remains an important partnership for the region, the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency says.

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Winston Peters says Pacific missed chance to issue statement after Chinese missile test

The Foreign Minister is in Fiji for the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

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thediplomat.com /4 weeks ago

Why the Pacific Islands Forum Should Watch Taiwan’s East Coast

The waters east of Taiwan sit within a strategically integrated maritime space stretching from Northeast Asia, through Micronesia and Melanesia, to Polynesia. 

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rnz.co.nz /3 weeks ago

Critical shift in focus to value retention for Forum Fisheries

The Forum Fisheries Agency is shifting its focus to value retention and economic development for its members.

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asiatimes.com /6 days ago

Why Pacific Island states should seek collective security

Many participants at the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau this week would like to talk about anything but great power rivalry: transnational crime, energy security, climate change, d...

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rnz.co.nz /1 week ago

Christopher Luxon denies Pacific Islands Forum's clout weakened by five leaders' absence

The prime minister is instead talking up his confidence in turning the group into a centralising force for the region.

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brisbanetimes.com.au /6 days ago

Albanese and Pacific leaders to rebuke China after missile test. All except one

The tiny island nation of Nauru was expected to be the only holdout as 17 of the 18 Pacific Island Forum members united to demand more transparency from China.

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japantimes.co.jp /1 week ago

Pacific leaders to meet in Palau amid China-Taiwan tension

Palau is among three members holding diplomatic ties with Taiwan and not China, a large creditor to many island states.

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