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Pacific Security Talks: Australia’s Penny Wong backed Pacific-led security discussions as Forum foreign ministers met in Fiji, with Solomon Islands pushing a regional security framework—though the meeting ended without agreement on a joint response to China’s July missile test. China Missile Test Rift: New Zealand’s Winston Peters said two Forum members blocked a proposed statement, leaving the issue for leaders in Palau later this month. Vanuatu-Linked Diplomacy: PNG and Vanuatu broke ground on a new PNG chancery in Port Vila, with Vanuatu donating land and pledging VT100 million, while PNG also sought Timor-Leste defence personnel for election security. Regional Fisheries Money: The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency delivered a second 2026 US$50.42m payout under the US Tuna Treaty, supporting Pacific Island parties’ fisheries management. Domestic Aviation Pressure in Vanuatu: Santo’s tourism body says Air Vanuatu’s collapse may look “over” from Port Vila, but cancellations and cargo uplift problems still hit daily travel. Governance & Integrity: PNG-Vanuatu ties also sit alongside broader regional governance moves, while PNG election security planning and Vanuatu’s independence commemoration highlight how security and state capacity remain political priorities.

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