WASHINGTON — Two U.S. Pacific territories are moving closer to a status upgrade from observer to associate member, elevating their status within the region's political and economic policy organization, the Pacific Islands Forum.
The PIF leaders' meeting is set to open Monday in Tonga’s capital, Nuku'alofa.
Tongan Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni has confirmed there will be a vote on new associate members. “Guam and American Samoa have applied,” he told ABC Pacific recently. “We’ll be actually tabling... Читать дальше...