The Melanesian Spearhead Group leaders are expected to sign a treaty on traditional knowledge at the end of the special MSG leaders meeting in Nadi this Wednesday.
This was confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Secretary Sila Balawa, who said MSG leaders were firm believers of traditional knowledge.
Balawa said initial discussions of the treaty have been on the table for some time now but during the MSG meeting in Suva earlier this year, leaders discussed to fasten the processes.
Meanwhile, Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Sato Kilman and Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Peter O'Neill have confirmed their attendance and will arrive today.
Solomon Islands will be represented by their Foreign Minister Peter Shanel as their Prime Minister Danny Philip has commitments back at home with a team from the United Nations.
The special MSG leaders meeting will be held on Wednesday, a day before the second Engaging with the Pacific meeting in Nadi.
Story by: Tokasa Rainima
MSG leaders expected to sign a treaty
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