The first formal meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum Troika Leaders was convened this morning at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) in Suva.
The Troika comprises the Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, The Hon Mark Brown, Prime Minister of Fiji and former Forum Chair, The Hon Sitiveni Rabuka and the next Forum Chair and Prime Minister of Tonga, The Hon. Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni.
They met for the first time as the Forum Troika Leaders.
The meeting looked at the region’s key priorities and how the Forum Troika mechanism can enhance regional unity and solidarity, coherence and collective action, and transformative initiatives in securing the future of our region, through the implementation of 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.
The Forum Troika will work towards enhancing partnerships for prosperity for the Pacific people, through the theme of “Our Voices, Our Choices, the Pacific Way – Promote, Partner, Prosper” delivered through our 2050 Strategy and Implementation Plan.
Today’s Forum Troika is an important step in the build up to the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders to be held in Rarotonga, Cook Islands from the 6 to 10 November 2023.
Following the Troika meeting, the Leaders participated in a tree planting ceremony which signifies our region’s commitment to protecting our environment and biodiversity, and save our planet from the impacts of climate change.
The conclusion of today’s Forum Troika meeting marks the end of a successful week of high level meeting of the 26th Forum Economic Ministers Meeting, hosted at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in Fiji.
