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Micronesian nations on the brink of quitting Pacific’s peak regional body, leaving it in disarray
Micronesian countries are expected to announce they will be leaving the Pacific’s top regional body, the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), a week after Palau said it was quitting over a bitter leadership dispute.
Key points:
- Micronesian leaders say their candidate should have been elected to lead the PIF
- Polynesian and Melanesian candidates have led the regional body for years
- Australia said its partnerships with those nations would continue regardless
The ABC can confirm a draft communique from the Micronesian countries in PIF is being circulated for signing and is expected to be formalised within hours.
The move came after former Cook Islands prime minister Henry Puna won a ballot to become the new secretary-general of PIF, which Micronesian…
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