US-Pacific Islands summit starts on Wednesday, first time Pacific leaders have been invited to the White House for such a meeting. The summit is an attempt by the US to strengthen ties with Pacific countries. A leaked note from the Solomon Islands embassy in New York said the country would not endorse a draft US agreement. Micronesian leaders raised serious concerns about ‘insufficient’ financial assistance to the region. The draft agreement commits Pacific countries and US to working together “in the face of a worsening climate crisis and an increasingly complex geopolitical environment”Read Long Article
