Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele met Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in Canberra on Wednesday to discuss security and development ties
The U.S. is disappointed Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will not attend a Pacific Islands summit with U.S. President Joe Biden next week, the White House said on Saturday.
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, chairman of the Pacific Islands bloc, said the region might not agree to Japan's decision to pump treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.
Sea levels in the South-West Pacific are rising faster than the global average, threatening low-lying islands while heat damages marine ecosystems, the U.N. meteorological agency said on Friday.
During a visit to the Solomon Islands, Australia's defense minister said a review of a security treaty between the two nations was "an opportunity to revitalise the security relationship."
New Zealand's government on Monday said it will maintain defence personnel in the Solomon Islands at the request of local authorities until at least Dec. 31, 2023.