Samoa’s Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, left, and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pose for a photo before a bilateral meeting in Wellington, New Zealand, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Photo: Pool via AP
China’s bid for Pacific Islands security pact should be considered in regional forum, says Samoan PM
- Leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum members are due meet in July in Fiji, after they were caught off guard by the Solomon Islands’ security pact with China
- NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says: ‘As a forum we will come together, we’ll discuss these issues, we’ll of course, hopefully build consensus’
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Samoa’s Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, left, and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pose for a photo before a bilateral meeting in Wellington, New Zealand, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Photo: Pool via AP
