Zed Seselja

Pacific Minister Seselja pleads with Micronesian Leaders not to leave the Forum

Seselja made the call after the recent move made by the Micronesian Leaders’ Summit last week to set up their own interim secretariat in Nauru- signalling the withdrawal of the five Micronesian countries from the Forum.

Seselja in an interview with PACNEWS said the Australian Government’s position is to see for the Pacific Islands Forum to continue as a unified organisation.

“Australia, of course, takes the concerns of our Micronesian friends very seriously. And we've been engaging, we've been listening to their concerns.