The first bilateral meeting ever by a New Zealand Minister with a President from the Federated States of Micronesia in the FSM. 14 August 2024 Photo: RNZ Pacific / Caleb Fotheringham
In a first of its kind visit New Zealand's deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters visited the Federated States of Micronesia also called FSM.
The nation is made is up of four island states, separated by vast ocean.
New Zealand announced it would give about $4.5 million New Zealand dollars to go towards projects aimed at improving early childhood development outcomes in the North Pacific.
RNZ Pacific's Caleb Fotheringham was in FSM and filed this report.