President Johnson Toribiong in an interview said that Arab nations have invited at least eight countries in the Pacific to discuss various issues such as renewal energy, investment and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The presidents said the summit will be held in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
UAE’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan issued the invite for all sides to discuss co-operation between the League of Arab States and the Pacific.
Solomon Islands, Samoa, Palau, Nauru, Tuvalu, Fiji, Micronesia and Marshall Islands are among the countries which are expected to send a representative. The three day summit is being held from June 23.
Palau’s Representative to the United Nations, Stuart Beck, and President’s Special Assistant Ngirai Tmetuchl.
Last year, the UAE launched the Pacific Islands Partnership Programme to build and strengthen its relations with the Pacific.
The Partnership programme has been designed to facilitate meaningful cooperation between UAE and the Pacific.
In Feb. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the UAE visited 12 Pacific countries including Palau.
