BY SAMIE WAIKORI
The Pacific Island Forum Troika will begin implementation of recommendations from the report produced of the 54th Pacific Island Forum leaders Meeting that concluded on Friday, September 12, 2025 in Honiara.
The report will be implemented in line with the forum leaders’ discussions in Noro, where Troika will assume direct leadership to carry out the task.
Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, also Chair of 54th Pacific Island Forum Leaders Meeting at a press conference on Friday, highlighted the successful weeklong PIF meeting.
He said the report was prepared over the course of a weeklong PIF leaders’ deliberation, where they reflected deeply on shared priorities and reaffirmed regional unity.
Manele stated that leaders also agreed on clear actions to help guide and improve the Pacific continent through an increasingly complex and challenging strategic environment.
“In addition to our meeting, among others this week, we had the opportunity to meet with a number of our key stakeholders, including representatives from the private sector, civil society organisations, health work agencies, and one of our associate members.
“The focus of the retreat at Noro was the report on the High-Level Political Panel that was facilitated between May and July 2025.
“Leaders have a robust exchange with the high-level business group that developed the report based on the political consultations with 16 of our 18 forum members,” he said.
The Chair said in general, the report was of a high quality, balanced, and practical in its recommendations. However, it remains a highly politically sensitive document.
He added central to the report is the call for deepened and revitalised Pacific regionalism, a more efficient regional system, and integrated delivery for the Pacific people.
“Over the coming months, the Troika will assume direct leadership on our side of the implementation of the recommendations from the report, in line with the Forum leaders’ discussions in Noro,” Manele said.
He also spoke on the signing of the establishment agreement of Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) – a financing facility for the Pacific by the Pacific.
“This agreement will be a crucial advocacy tool for the capitalisation of the PRF and for those who have made pledges to this facility,” Manele said.
The 54th Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting successfully concluded on Friday, and most of the leaders will leave to Papua New Guinea – upon invitation by Prime Minister, Hon James Marape, to join the people and government of PNG for the celebration of their 50th independence anniversary.
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