Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Pacific Island Forum Leaders’ Breakfast Caucus in Seoul, South Korea.
SEOUL: Prime Minister James Marape, joined other Leaders of the Pacific Island countries (PIC), for a breakfast caucus chaired by Cook Islands Prime Minister and current Pacific Islands Forum Chair Hon. Mark Brown, to discuss the agenda and a common position on shared development issues, prior to the Korean-Pacific Islands Leaders (Kor-Pic) Meeting yesterday
Prime Minister Marape said climate variation, being the perennial issue including sourcing appropriate development assistance from the Korean Government was high on the agenda.
He said the encouragement during the caucus was for all PIC Leaders to discuss their developmental challenges and put forward their ideas on how Korean Development assistance could complement the 2050 Blue Pacific Strategy.