Fiji, Sept. 18 -- Forum Leaders have endorsed moves to sharpen engagement with the United States and strengthen regional solidarity in the face of climate threats, geopolitical competition, and economic fragility.

In their communique issued at the conclusion of the Forum Leaders Meeting in Honiara last week, Leaders said they had "noted the Report on the Implications of U.S Policy Shifts on the Pacific Islands and CROP Agencies endorsed by Forum Troika Leaders, including its recommendation to develop a unified, targeted advocacy agenda on engagement with the United States of America (U.S) through a Special Envoy to be appointed by Troika, in consultation with Forum Leaders, on a needs basis to strengthen Pacific engagement and coordinati...