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Papua New Guinea s former prime minister Peter O Neill and other regional figures have lamented the failure to reach consensus at the latest Pacific Islands Forum meeting.
This comes as Micronesian leaders this week announced their intention to withdraw their five countries from the premier regional body, after their candidate wasn t selected for the organisation s top job.
Papua New Guinea s former prime minister, Peter O Neill.
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The presidents of Nauru, the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands and Palau said that South Pacific countries dishonoured a gentleman s agreement to rotate the post evenly among sub-regions, and that it was Micronesia s turn.