Solomon Islands became the 185th Member of the World Customs Organization (WCO) on 26 January 2023, when it deposited its Instrument of Accession to the Convention Establishing a Customs Co-operation Council, with the Government of Belgium as the Depository.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Solomon Islands, Hon. Jeremiah Manele and the Papua New Guinea Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Justin Tkatchenko have signed the ‘Agreement on the deployment of PNG Police Personnel to Solomon Islands’ on Wednesday 8 February 2023 in Port Moresby.
THE United States has opened its 164th diplomatic mission here in Honiara today.
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Solomon Islands has presented his letter of credence to the Governor General, Sir David Vunagi yesterday.
THE new Australian High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands, H.E Rod Hilton paid a courtesy visit to the Governor General, His Excellency, Sir David Vunagi today at the Government House.
The new Australian High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands, His Excellency Rod Hilton has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah Manele today.
The Government of Korea through KOICA is offering Master Degree scholarships to eligible Solomon Islanders for the academic year 2023. The “2023 KOICA Scholarship Program for Masters Degree” is a program designed to nurture key leaders to advance, promote and contribute to the socio-economic development of their respective countries.
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah has met with a team from the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Support for Graduation (IATF) to discuss the Solomon Islands request for a three-year deferment of its proposed graduation as a Least Developed Country in December 2024.
THE Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Henry Puna has paid a courtesy visit to Governor General, Sir David Vunagi at government house Yesterday (Monday 23rd January).
Solomon Islands has ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict.
