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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Kirsty Needham

Pacific islands leaders commit to regional unity in face of superpower rivalry

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on sidelines of the Pacific Islands Forum, in Suva, Fiji July 13, 2022. Joe Armao/Pool via REUTERS

Pacific island leaders have agreed to take a united approach as the United States and China vie for influence in the region, and to push developed nations for bolder action on climate change, which they say is the biggest threat they face.

A communique to be released on the final day of the Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Suva will show the leaders agree to consult each other before entering into security arrangements, forum secretary general Henry Puna told reporters.

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