First Pre-Forum Summit Meeting Underway In Suva

pacificislands.cc     Jul 21, 2008            

The first in the series of regional officials' meetings held in preparation for the 39th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Summit (Niue, 19-21 August 2008) convened today in Meeting over the next two days at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat is the Pacific Plan Action Committee (PPAC), comprising senior government representatives from 16 Forum Members, Associate Members, and heads of the Council of Regional Organizations in the Pacific (CROP) agencies and Key issues to be discussed by the Committee include progress to date on implementation of the Forum Leaders' "2007 Vava'u Decisions on the Pacific Plan" and proposed future priorities for the region. "The first day will provide a retrospective look over the year’s progress in implementing the Pacific Plan and efforts to support greater regional cooperation and integration,"... [read full story]                    

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