People Daily (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Greg Urwin, the secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, has formally tendered his resignation to the chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, the PACNEWS reported on Tuesday. Urwin's resignation letter was received by ...
Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
Update: 4:56PM The Pacific Islands Forum will send two observers to monitor the general election in Nauru on April 26.
Prism Webcast News (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
Pacific trade ministers have slammed the European Union’s approach to negotiating a new trade deal with the Pacific island countries as divisive, harsh and unnecessarily domineering. A resolution passed at a meeting of Pacific Island trade ministers and officials from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat last month pointed out the “harsh and...
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
Fiji failed to produced an election timetable at a special meeting of Pacific Foreign Ministers in Auckland yesterday but it indicated it could be ready to produce one next month. The ministers of the Pacific Islands Forum established...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
Foreign ministers from the Pacific Islands Forum's 16 member states met in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland on Wednesday to discuss Fiji's commitment to holding election in March next year. The Commonwealth Secretariat Special ...
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 03/25/2008
The Pacific Islands Forum opened in Auckland this morning. Delegates from across the Pacific region and Australia will discuss the possibility of Fiji holding democratic elections.
Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 03/25/2008
Update: 5:02PM Members of the Fijian community are hopeful the Pacific Islands Forum in Auckland tomorrow will help Fiji address its problems.
Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 03/25/2008
Update: 4:06PM Foreign Ministers from Pacific Islands Forum nations will meet in Auckland tomorrow to discuss the progress Fiji's interim administration is making towards holding general elections.
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 03/24/2008
Given Winston Peters' often abusive relationship with the news media in New Zealand it is tempting to make light of his plans to raise press freedom issues in Fiji with the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers he is hosting in...
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 03/24/2008
Foreign Ministers from Pacific Islands Forum nations will meet in Auckland tomorrow to discuss the progress Fiji's interim administration is making towards holding general elections. The meeting follows a decision by Forum Leaders...
Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 03/24/2008
Update: 12.29pm Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers will meet in Auckland on Wednesday to discuss Fiji's progress towards elections, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said today.
Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 03/23/2008
Although there would be new ministers at the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers meeting in New Zealand this week, the head of Fiji's delegation says it would not make much of a difference.
Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 03/23/2008
Fiji is going to the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers meeting with an open mind and will accept criticism as well as encouragement.
Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 03/23/2008
Update: 1.09pm Fiji is going to the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers meeting with an open mind and will accept criticism as well as encouragement.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 03/22/2008
Tongan Prime Minister Feleti Sevele will pay an official visit to Japan next week, the PACNEWS reported on Saturday. During his visit, Sevele, chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum, will have an audience with the Emperor of Japan an ...
