Leaders hoping to visit New Caledonia before the Pacific Islands Forum meeting this week were forced to cancel the trip after they could not agree on terms with the French government. The delegation was requested by New Caledonia’s President Louis Mapou, Pacific Forum’s Planned Visit to New Caledonia Stumbles Amid Concerns of CCP Influence
Leaders hoping to visit New Caledonia before the Pacific Islands Forum meeting this week were forced to cancel the trip after they could not agree on terms with the French government. The delegation was requested by New Caledonia’s President Louis Mapou, 
Pacific Island Forum Secretary-General Baron Waqa has used his address to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders meeting in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, to highlight emerging threats facing the region. These, he says, include climate change and rising geopolitical