SUVA, FIJI (5 June 2026): The Acting Director General of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat, Ilan Kiloe, joined senior Trade Officials for the annual Forum Trade Officials Meeting (FTOM) following an invitation from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) in Suva, Fiji today.
Key trade policy priorities for the Blue Pacific are being discussed including the review of the regional architecture in relation to the Trade Architecture, deepening regional integration through policy implementation and next steps of the Pacific Regional Labour Mobility principles, among others.
Issues from the FTOM will then be put forward to the Forum Trade Minister’s Meeting (FTMM) scheduled for 2027.
Apart from ongoing strengthening of partnership between the MSG & PIFS with a view to signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) soon, MSG’s participation is in line with Leaders’ mandate under the MSG Prosperity for All Plan 2038, which calls for deeper regional economic integration.
