Fiji, Sept. 10 -- Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has called on Pacific nations to move quickly to settle outstanding maritime boundaries and advance 100 percent ocean management.

He said the work was about sovereignty, security, and protecting the region's Blue Pacific future.

"Today, we celebrate Pacific leadership rooted in culture, sovereignty, and collective action as we secure the future of our Blue Pacific Continent. I am honoured to welcome our provincial leaders, who remind us that every treaty and commitment is anchored in ancestral knowledge, kinship, and the Pacific Way," Manele said Tuesday at the side event on finalising Maritime Boundaries and Advancing 100 percent Ocean management.

Manele highlighted prog...