Pacific Islands Forum chair says region must revisit its anti-nuclear treaty

Leaders are gathering in the Cook Islands for the annual Pacific Islands Forum, with nuclear matters high on the agenda. Photograph: @Didier Marti/Getty Images

The host of this week’s Pacific Islands Forum summit says the region must “revisit” a landmark anti-nuclear treaty, citing Australia’s Aukus submarine deal and Japan’s discharge of treated Fukushima wastewater.

Mark Brown, the prime minister of the Cook Islands and chair of the region’s most important annual political talks, raised concerns about nuclear-related issues on the eve of the arrival of the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese.