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Nauru President represents MPS at forum leaders retreat

 

REPUBLIC OF NAURU

Government Information Office

 

MEDIA RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Friday, 6 August, 2021

 

Nauru President represents MPS at forum leaders retreat

 

The 51st Pacific Islands Forum Leaders virtual meeting convened today under the theme 'Security and Prosperity in Unity: 50 years of the Pacific Islands Forum', 6 August.

 

The meeting coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the Pacific Islands Forum. Nauru is a founding member of the Forum, along with six others - Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, New Zealand, Tonga and Western Samoa - now Samoa.

 

Nauru's President, His Excellency Lionel Aingimea, and chair of the Micronesian Presidents' Summit (MPS), attended today's meeting as a representative of the Micronesia leaders, who standing on the principles of the Mekreos Communique, are not attending the retreat.

 

The Mekreos Communique articulates that if the long-standing Gentlemen's Agreement is not honoured, then the Micronesian Presidents see no benefit in remaining with PIF.

 

The Micronesian sub-regional group consisting of Nauru, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau, commenced denunciation from the PIF in February 2021.

 

At today's meeting leaders discuss priority immediate issues such as:

 

•           COVID-19 recovery efforts;

•           Update on the Political dialogue mechanism

•           Consider a draft Declaration on preserving maritime zones in the face of sea-level rise related to climate change;

 

The annual Forum meetings are chaired by the Head of Government of the host country, who remains as Forum Chair until the next meeting.

 

Formalities today include Tuvalu Prime Minister Hon. Kausea Natano handing over as Forum Chair to host leader of the 51st Pacific Islands Forum, Fiji Prime Minister Hon. Josaia V Bainimarama.

 

Nauru last hosted the Forum in 2018.