8 Aug 2017

Incoming Pacific Forum chair wants tighter focus

From , 5:04 am on 8 August 2017

The incoming chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum says the regional body tries to deal with too many issues and needs to become more focussed.

The annual Forum leaders summit will be held next month in Apia at which point Samoa's prime minister Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi will assume the chairmanship.

He told Don Wiseman that for a long time Forum leaders have felt the body could be more effective.

Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi

Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi at Victoria University in Wellington. Photo: RNZ/ Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor