AGP Executive Report
Last update: 41 minutes agoRegional Fisheries: The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency says two decades of tuna management cooperation have kept key stocks healthy, with the region now taking 54% of the world’s tuna catch and generating about US$480m a year in licence and access fees. Nauru Deportation Deal Scrutiny: Nauru has withdrawn $30.5m from an Australian-backed trust under the NZYQ deportee arrangement, including $19.8m to pay off a loan for expanding its airline fleet, while questions remain over how funds are used and who controls them. Nauru Tobacco Law: Nauru has introduced a one-day annual ban on selling and importing tobacco products under a new law, with penalties including AU$2,000 fines or prison. Solomon Islands Pivot to Australia: New PM Matthew Wale says he will review a secretive 2022 security pact with China and push a “reset” with Australia, including work on a new comprehensive treaty. Israel in the Pacific: Israel’s FM Gideon Sa’ar opened a new embassy in Fiji, with Nauru’s foreign minister attending, as Israel expands diplomatic ties across the region. Health & Aid: India marked Samoa’s Independence Day by delivering a haemodialysis machine for Samoa, fulfilling a FIPIC commitment. EU Migration: EU lawmakers agreed rules to send rejected migrants to holding centres outside the bloc as part of tighter return policies.
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