AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPacific Drug Crackdown: Fiji and Australia kicked off the Pacific Transnational Crime Summit, with leaders pushing for faster, coordinated action against cartels using fishing vessels, containers, yachts—and even unmanned semi-submersibles with Starlink. Regional Policing: The summit follows major seizures (17 tonnes since January) and points to a new International Joint Investigations Team in Colombia to target traffickers at the source. France–Pacific Diplomacy: French Overseas Minister Manuel Valls begins his first official visit to French Polynesia amid wider fallout from New Caledonia’s “New Caledonian State” deal—an issue France says isn’t on his formal agenda, but politics here can’t ignore it. PNG–France Ties: Papua New Guinea PM James Marape announced a new PNG embassy in Paris during talks with President Macron, tying the move to climate, forests, and multilateral cooperation. Ocean & Environment: France used the Melanesian Ocean Summit to reaffirm Pacific ocean commitments, while a French Polynesian coral-restoration push backed by Rolex highlights reef recovery efforts.
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