AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPacific Security: Australia and Fiji signed the Ocean of Peace Alliance in Suva, tying their security together and leaving the door open for other Pacific states to join, as regional leaders react to China’s missile test. Regional Diplomacy: New Zealand says it will explore joining the pact, while Vanuatu publicly urged China to halt ballistic missile tests and warned the move undermines the nuclear-free Pacific. China Missile Fallout: Multiple Pacific leaders condemned the launch as tension-raising, with analysts saying the message was aimed at the United States and that surveillance ships in the region helped track the test. Vanuatu Sovereignty: Vanuatu’s DPM/Finance Minister Johnny Koanapo says talks with France over Matthew and Hunter islands failed again and the government will pursue international legal avenues. Kastom Names Row: Paramount chiefs demanded PM Jotham Napat resign before 30 July and urged Vanuatu and Australia to drop the “Nakamal” name in foreign agreements. Tourism Governance: Vanuatu’s Department of Tourism opened a sustainable tourism reform consultation in Luganville, with Port Vila sessions next. Justice/Transnational Crime: India says Mahadev betting app founder Sourabh Chandrakar has been detained in Oman and India seeks extradition or deportation; co-accused Ravi Uppal is still missing, with claims he is in Vanuatu.
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