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Nauru, [c] officially the Republic of Nauru [d], formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Micronesia, part of the Oceania region in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba of Kiribati about 300 kilometres (190 mi) to the east.
Forum for India–Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) is a multinational grouping developed in 2014 for cooperation between the Republic of India and 14 Pacific Islands nations which include Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
Nauru President Lionel Aingimea has signalled his intention to pull out, stating that "If this is the way Micronesia is treated, then it is better off withdrawing from the Forum". [7] Four members of the Micronesian bloc – the Federated States of Micronesia , Kiribati , the Marshall Islands , and Nauru – decided to hold a virtual meeting to ...
India was admitted as Dialogue Partner of the 33rd Pacific Islands Forum summit as a continued help to Nauru and other Pacific Island nations. [6] The Indian High Commissioner to Fiji is concurrently accredited to Nauru and Nauru has an Honorary Consul General in New Delhi.
Baron Divavesi Waqa (/ b æ ˈ r ɒ n d ɪ v ə v eɪ ˈ s iː w ɑː ˈ k ɑː /; born 31 December 1959 [2]) is a Nauruan politician who currently serves as the secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum. [3] He was the President of Nauru from 11 June 2013 until 27 August 2019. He previously served as Minister of Education from 2004 to 2007.
From its initial enactment in 1982, the implementation of the Nauru Agreement was coordinated by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA). However a separate PNA Office was created in 2010, based in Majuro, Marshall Islands.
Speaker Cyril Buraman issued a notice in the Republic of Nauru Government Gazette on 15 July 2019 announcing the date of the general election was 24 August. [5] The 2019 general election was observed by two international organizations: the Pacific Islands Forum and the Commonwealth Secretariat.
The 51st Pacific Islands Forum was a meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), which was held in Suva, Fiji from 11 to 14 July 2022. [2] The meeting was chaired by the Prime Minister of Fiji, Frank Banimarama. [3] The meeting led up to the launch of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent ...