Forum issues unresolved
NZPA Funafuti, Tuvalu The contentious issues of visits by nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed vessels, New Caledonian independence, and exclusive economic zones remain unresolved after the South Pacific Forum ended on Tuesday. A 2000-word communique issued after the Forum says: • The Forum agreed on the desirability of establishing a nuclear-free zone in the region at the earliest opportunity, but left countries to decide for themselves the question of access by visiting vessels and aircraft.
© The Forum reaffirmed its support for the transition of New Caledonia to independence and decided to keep under review the question of re-inscribing the country on the United Nations decolonisation list.
© The Forum expressed continuing concern about the failure of the United States to recognise the Solomon Islands’ 200-mile exclusive economic zone for tuna fishing and considered the solution lay in a multilateral agreement to be concluded with the United States next month.
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