MSG LEADERS TO MEET IN FIJI NEXT WEEK

All Melanesian Spearhead Group leaders have confirmed their attendance at the meeting scheduled in Suva at the end of this month.

Fiji Sun reports say this means Prime Minister Sato Kilman of Vanuatu, Prime Minister Danny Philip of the Solomon Islands, Sir Michael Somare of Papua New Guinea and representatives of the Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front F-L-N-K-S of New Caledonia will attend.

Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama will chair the meeting.

Fiji’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola was in Port Vila yesterday to brief Vanuatu’s Foreign Minister, George Wells and Prime Minister Sato Kilman of the status of preparation for the MSG Leaders Summit.

Speaking from Port Vila, Ratu Inoke told Pacnews both the Vanuatu leaders are looking forward to coming to Fiji at the end of the month.

This would be the second occasion that Fiji is hosting the MSG Leaders summit. The first was in 1997.

Founded in 1986, the MSG is made up of countries in the Melanesian region – Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the FLNKS in New Caledonia.

Ratu Inoke also confirmed that all MSG Leaders have agreed to invite Indonesia and Timor Leste at this year’s summit.

Source: SIBC