26 Apr 2019

Pacific Forum summit to be held mid-August

11:01 am on 26 April 2019

This year's annual Pacific Islands' Forum summit is to be held in Tuvalu in mid-August, earlier than the scheduled September meeting.

National flags in Nauru for the Pacific Islands Forum.

National flags in Nauru for the Pacific Islands Forum. Photo: New Zealand Herald/Jason Oxenham

Tuvalu has asked the meeting be brought forward because of a clash with national elections in early September.

The Pacnews agency said the proposed dates of 12-16 August have been approved by the Forum Officials' Committee.