Press Release

    On Wednesday 22nd March 2023, the Korean Special Envoy handed over the Invitation of the South Korean President to Prime Minister Maau’Koro. There was an invitation for the "Prime Minister to attend the First Korea-Pacific Islands Leaders Summit" which will take place in Seoul, Republic of Korea on the 29-30th May 2023. 

    Korea has pledged 20,000,000vt worth of humanitarian aid to Vanuatu, towards TC Judy and Kevin recovery efforts".

    The two leaders further discussed assistance towards solar energy and scholarship in marine science and also more bilateral issues was discussed. Korea was a small nation which was colonized before and has worked hard in building up its country to where it is now, able to provide Aid assistance.

    MSG 35 years on is still standing and its presence in the pacific as a sub-regional Institution is more relevant now than ever. We have shown our cynics and political commentators wrong when they challenge our founding farthers that this subregional grouping has will not succeed and that it has no relevance back then
     
    "MSG has a meaningful presence in the Pacific and we are here today to commemorate and celebrate MSG day as Melanesians, STORIAN BLONG UMI" Chair & PM Hon Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau Maau'koro
    MSG Prime Ministers Cup and Melanesian Art Festival coming up.
     
    MSG Secretariate has also noted two noble initiatives initiated by Vanuatu: 
    ICJ campaign
    2.  Non proliferation treaty on fossil fuel  
     
    "The MSG Secretariate is excited over these two new initiatives. It is issues like these that sets MSG apart from other sub-regional organisations" DG 

    Re-igniting true Melanesian spirit. Benny W and delegation met with the MSG Chairman who I also PM Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau Maau'koro in Port Vila and presented a West Papuan flag.

     

    During the conversation former PM Joe Natuman said MSG is a political organization when It was established. This is not a trade organisation of some sort. 

     

    Hence the slogan from Vanuatu/ MSG Is not free until the West Papua and the kanaks are totally free politically

     

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