Overview

• After a foreign ministers meeting in Fiji, the Forum declined to overturn Honiara’s move to restrict the leaders meeting to the 18 member states.
• Taiwan’s foreign ministry expressed disappointment and urged respect for a 1992 arrangement it says affords partners the right to attend.
• The United States also voiced disappointment over the blanket exclusion of dialogue and development partners from the gathering.
• China rejected claims it engineered Taiwan’s exclusion and restated its One-China position that Taiwan should not participate.
• Member responses diverged, with Tuvalu saying it may skip the meeting, while Palau said it respects the host’s focus on internal issues.