Tag: Diplomacy
Tuvalu’s Kofe quits UN Oceans summit in protest after China blocks...
RNZ Pacific
Tuvalu's foreign minister and Nobel peace prize nominee Simon Kofe has withdrawn from a UN Ocean Conference in Portugal in protest against China's...
Samoa becomes first Pacific country to host next CHOGM meeting in...
RNZ Pacific
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting has ended in Rwanda with Samoa confirmed as the next host of the meeting.
Samoa's hosting of the...
Steven Ratuva: Pacific agency: A devalued political capital?
ANALYSIS: By Professor Steven Ratuva
The West and China continue to exert influence over the Pacific region. But discussions of Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are...
Geoffrey Miller: Tale of two summits – why Jacinda Ardern said...
ANALYSIS: By Geoffrey Miller of The Democracy Project
Jacinda Ardern’s decision to attend the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Spain -- but...
In the Solomon Islands, Wong takes first tentative steps in repairing...
ANALYSIS: By Patricia A. O'Brien, Georgetown University
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong was no doubt expecting a cooler reception than her three previous visits to...
Jacinda Ardern first New Zealander to be invited to speak at...
By Katie Scotcher, RNZ News political reporter
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to participate in the upcoming NATO Leaders Summit, becoming the first New...
Switzerland bans most Vanuatu visa free entry over ‘golden threat’
RNZ Pacific
Switzerland will not allow visa-free entry for Vanuatu citizens whose passports were issued on or after May 25, 2015.
The ban will stay in...
Samoa and China have no plans for military ties, says Fiamē
RNZ Pacific
Samoa and China do not have any plans for military ties, Samoa Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa says.
Fiamē -- who is on a...
Pacific leaders talk Micronesia, China and regional stability, security
By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva
Regional stability and security, and the China Economic and Security Deal were on the agenda today when...
O’Neill warns Marape over ‘improper’ eleventh hour China meeting
PNG Post-Courier
Opposition People’s National Congress leader Peter O’Neill is urging Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape and the government to refrain from signing...
As Wong makes her mark in the Pacific, the Albanese government...
ANALYSIS: By Tony Walker, La Trobe University
Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s decision to embark on a diplomatic offensive to outflank China in the Pacific within...
Kiribati ‘forced’ to allow China visit on Pacific mission, says journalist
RNZ Pacific
A Pacific journalist believes the Kiribati government has been coerced by Beijing to accommodate China's foreign minister's visit.
Kiribati authorities have confirmed that Wang...
Top level Chinese delegation headed to Kiribati – questions over Kanton
By Barbara Dreaver, TV1 News Pacific correspondent
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is to visit Kiribati on Friday for four hours as part of a...
PM Jacinda Ardern launches US tour with NZ ‘open for business’...
RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has spoken to media to demonstrate to the US market that New Zealand is "open for business", having arrived...
‘We’re listening and we’ll do better’, new minister Wong tells Pacific
RNZ Pacific
Australia's newly sworn-in Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, says the new Labor government "will be a generous, respectful and reliable member of the Pacific...
China’s high-level ‘milestone’ visit to the Pacific ahead of schedule
RNZ Pacific
The Solomon Islands government has confirmed the much anticipated high-level visit by the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the country is ahead...
Sogavare adamant deal with China won’t undermine regional security
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific regional correspondent and Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist
The Solomon Islands prime minister is adamant a security co-operation agreement his...
MP warns Solomons-China security pact could ‘inflame tensions’
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific regional correspondent
A senior Solomon Islands opposition MP has warned that the controversial security agreement with China could result in...
Economic sanctions still best way to pressure Russia, says Ardern
RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says expelling the Russian ambassador remains an option, but it would not have the most impact of the actions...
Step up efforts to free Assange after 3 years in jail,...
Pacific Media Watch newdesk
Australia must step up diplomatic efforts to encourage the US government to drop its bid to extradite Julian Assange who has...
Transform Aqorau: Rethinking Solomon Islands security – focus on arms unsustainable
ANALYSIS: By Transform Aqorau in Honiara
It has been an interesting couple of weeks for Solomon Islands, with stories of policing, weapons, replica weapons and...
Good news for Pacific regional broadcasting – bad news for locals
SPECIAL REPORT: By Jason Brown
Good news -- an Australian parliamentary review recommends a more “expansive” media presence in the Pacific.
Bad news -- little of...