The withdrawal of the remote Pacific island nation of Kiribati from the region’s key diplomatic group has overshadowed the Pacific Islands Forum as leaders arrive in Fiji for the first in-person meeting in two years.
Pacific island leaders will discuss how to gather more international support and funding to fight the impact of rising sea levels and climate change during their July 11–14 meeting, as well as China’s ambitions for greater security ties across the region.
Tuvalu Foreign Minister Simon Kofe said he was surprised and saddened by the news of Kiribati’s withdrawal and Pacific leaders would need to “look at the concerns raised by Kiribati” when they meet. “Many of us around the table were not fully aware of the extent Kiribati was moving towards withdrawing from the forum,” Mr. Kofe told Reuters in an interview on Monday in Suva.Kiribati President Taneti Maamau said in a letter his country would withdraw from the Forum because it did not agree with forum secretary-general Henry Puna continuing in the role, nor other terms of a deal brokered weeks ago to solve a rift between Micronesian states and other Forum members.
The Kiribati president’s office did not respond to a request for comment and forum secretary general Puna has not commented.
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