The United States is going to hold a summit with Pacific island countries again
According to the website of the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong on September 18th, Henry Punner, Secretary General of the Pacific Island Forum, said that the second summit between US President Biden and Pacific Island leaders is scheduled to be held in Washington next week. This highlights the enormous geopolitical influence of these small countries in Oceania.
According to the report, Pune said at an event of the Carnegie International Peace Foundation in New York, "Currently, our senior officials are negotiating with Washington on the results we hope to see when we meet with President Biden next week."
He expressed the hope that "these achievements will be translated into concrete actions", because in addition to the climate problem, the Pacific region also faces several challenges such as economic recovery after the COVID-19 epidemic.
Puna said, "Due to our small economic scale, we have been severely impacted by the pandemic lockdown. This is something we are very much looking forward to discussing with the United States. I am confident that our engagement will bring very positive results."