PM Sogavare receives OACPS Secretary General
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP received a courtesy call from the Secretary General of the Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS), His Excellency Georges Rebelo Chikoti today.
PM Sogavare shook hands with OACPS Secretary General HE Georges Rebelo Chikoti after the courtesy call
Amongst important issues, His Excellency Georges expressed OACPS acknowledgement of the strong leadership shown by the Prime Minister both in the international and regional fronts.
He also acknowledged the Prime Minister’s well written and spoken speech at the opening of the 19th ACP- EU joint parliamentary assembly.
PM Sogavare listening to His Excellency Georges Rebelo Chikoti
PM Sogavare reiterated the issues that matter to small island states, and placed more emphasis on the Lost and Damaged Mechanism which require developed countries to resource and operationalize.
He reaffirmed that climate change is an issue that requires everyone to walk the talk in line with the Paris Agreement.
PM Sogavare garlanding His Excellency Georges Rebelo Chikoti
He further re- echoed the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, 85 percent of which have been ignored and could not be achieved by its expiry date in 2030.
PM Sogavare expressed confidence and trust in the OACPS and in particular the ACP- EU joint parliamentary assembly to take a stand on these issues.
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Prime Minister’s Press Secretariat