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US Opens Solomon Islands Embassy

US Opens Solomon Islands Embassy

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Wednesday that the US has opened an embassy in Honiara, the capital of Solomon Islands, after a 30-year absence in which the US was represented there by an ambassador based in Papua New Guinea.

US Hosts Summit to Court Pacific Island Nations

US Hosts Summit to Court Pacific Island Nations

On Wednesday, the two-day US-Pacific Islands Country Summit kicked off as US Pres. Biden hosted leaders from the Pacific Islands amid increasing rivalry between the US and China in the Pacific region. This meeting was announced in June as a first-of-its-kind gathering.

Solomon Islands Suspends Foreign Navy Ships Visits

Solomon Islands Suspends Foreign Navy Ships Visits

The Solomon Islands Prime Minister's office has reportedly temporarily banned all naval visits until protocol procedures are refined, allegedly to improve control over its exclusive economic zones.