International interest

Samoan PM raises concerns over nations' sudden interest in Pacific

TheĀ Samoa ObserverĀ reports Fiame Naomi Mata'afa was speaking after the visit to Samoa by China Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

She took exception to the region's bigger nations taking sudden interest in the Pacific after Solomon Islands signed a security agreement with China recently.

Fiame referred to AUKUS - a trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the US, and the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) group between Australia, India, Japan and the US, who do not seek the views of Pacific Island nations.