{"id":71514,"date":"2026-08-31T07:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T23:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/08\/31\/pacific-forum-set-to-open-in-palau-without-several-leaders\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T07:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T23:24:00","slug":"pacific-forum-set-to-open-in-palau-without-several-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/08\/31\/pacific-forum-set-to-open-in-palau-without-several-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific forum set to open in Palau without several leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pacific leaders started to gather in Palau on Monday for the annual Pacific Islands Forum, but the absence of several heads of government has cast a shadow over a meeting intended to demonstrate regional unity.       Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa and Solomon Islands&#8217; prime ministers and the Kiribati president will not attend the leaders&#8217; retreat in person.<br \/>Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale was due to attend but left Palau to face a no-confidence motion at home. Kiribati said President Taneti Maamau was unable to travel because parliament was sitting and flights were limited.<br \/>The absent leaders are expected to be represented by ministers or senior officials.<br \/>The meeting, hosted by Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. in Koror through September 4, is being held under the theme &#8220;B.E.L.A.U. \u2014 Building Economies: Life. Action. Unity.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pacific leaders started to gather in Palau on Monday for the annual Pacific Islands Forum, but the absence of several heads of government has cast a shadow over a meeting intended to demonstrate regional unity. 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