The 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent and climate change is high on the agenda in the 2022 Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting.
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Transport Faiyaz Koya says the Blue Pacific Continent agenda presents the opportunity to critically think about broader global and regional trends including geopolitics, as well region dynamics to build on solidarity as a Pacific Family and to set ourselves on the right course for our people.
Koya says Blue Pacific Continent is a critical element in our regional work and is placed to be the ‘north star’ of our future national and regional policies and development.
Also on the agenda is the Suva Agreement, the Rarotonga Treaty, and related nuclear issues.
Present at the forum meeting is the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Henry Puna, Deputy Secretary General Filimon Manoni, ministers and special envoys of the forum member states, associate members and forum observers.
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong joined the meeting virtually.
The Forum Foreign Ministers meeting concludes today with the 51st Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting happening from 11th to the 14th July.
