Pacific Islands
Five Micronesian countries leave Pacific Islands Forum
RNZ
February 9, 2021 8:44 am
Henry Puna [Source: RNZ]
The leaders collectively expressed disappointment with the appointment process, which overlooked the Micronesian candidate Gerald Zackios.
They say a gentleman’s agreement to rotate the Forum’s top position among Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia was not honoured when a majority of Forum leaders chose Henry Puna of the Cook Islands.
Their departure reduces the Forum to 12 members, all of them in the South Pacific.
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