HONOLULU (June 1, 2021) – The leaders of nations and territories across the Pacific are gathering virtually on June 1 and 2 (Hawai‘i time) for a meeting of the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL). It is the 11th time the summit has convened since it was founded in 1980.The meeting aims to recommit a new group of Pacific Island leaders to the important regional purpose
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Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry
The United States has partnered with India on climate change so as to help it meet its commitment to deploy 450 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy, the Biden administration s climate change envoy has told US lawmakers. Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi has made a commitment to deploy 450 GW of renewable energy. We have created a partnership with India because of that commitment because they don t have the finance and technology completely, US Special Envoy on Climate Change John Kerry said. So, we re gonna try to help them. Bring the technology to the table, bring the finance to the table, and they have to do certain things internally to make this happen, Kerry told members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee during a hearing on climate change this week.
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EU engagement in the region.
The region has a special role in Europe and for Europe. We agreed that the Western Balkans is a region of key geostrategic importance for the EU. Our commitment to the Western Balkans needs to be very visible and we should leave no doubt in this respect.
Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Ministers reaffirmed the European perspective of the whole region, underlining the importance of a political engagement in a wide range of areas such as: the fight against the COVID pandemic, economic cooperation, connectivity, tackling external influence and disinformation.