Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and PIF Secretary General Baron Devavesi Waqa also agreed to create a framework for working-level dialogues for closer communication between the…
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Devavesi Waqa are expected to agree on establishing the framework in their talks scheduled to be…
The region faces challenges of climate change, geostrategic tensions, political upheaval, disaster recovery and decolonization, plus a 50th birthday party.
Arriving in the Marshall Islands capital of Majuro, Mr Lai referred to Taiwan’s indigenous inhabitants as sharing a culture with the Pacific Islands’ first settlers.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of President Xi Jinping's first meeting with leaders of Pacific island countries that had established diplomatic relations with China.
The move is aimed at countering China’s assertive maritime expansion.
The declaration reaffirmed a “commitment to the free, open and sustainable maritime order” and expressed “strong opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status…