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New Zealand has offered to host the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Meeting in 2027.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters made the request at the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Suva on Thursday.
New Zealand last hosted the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Meeting in 2011.
"While the 2027 host will ultimately be a decision for Forum Leaders to make in the Solomon Islands next month, we wanted to make clear that New Zealand is ready to serve as host again," Peters said in a statement.
He said New Zealand has been a long-standing advocate for Pacific regionalism.
"At the same time, the scale of the challenges we face as a region make it imperative that we are welcoming and encouraging of the interest of dialogue and development partners who wish to work with the Pacific for mutual benefit."
