France expands Pacific reach

Macron in Marquesas July 2021

The French government is expanding its engagement with Pacific Island nations, following the fifth France-Oceania summit, a visit by President Emmanuel Macron to French Polynesia, and increased support by France and the European Union for the Pacific Community (SPC) and other regional organisations.

After a visit to New Caledonia in May 2018, President Macron pledged to also visit Tahiti, to reaffirm France’s presence in the Pacific and support the government of French Polynesia, led by President Edouard Fritch. However his proposed . . .

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