AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoOverseas Visit: French Overseas Minister Manuel Valls has begun his first official visit to French Polynesia for a week of talks, arriving after the New Caledonia political deal that has sparked debate across the territory; President Moetai Brotherson says the pact “opens new perspectives” and has urged France to start formal discussions. Regional Security: Pacific policing leaders gathered in Fiji for a Pacific Transnational Crime Summit (18–21 May) to tackle growing drug trafficking, with AFP reporting 17 tonnes of illicit drugs seized in the region since January and calling for stronger Pacific-led, intelligence-driven action. Maritime Training: The AFP and French Armed Forces in French Polynesia (FAPF) trained Kiribati maritime police divers in Tahiti to improve counter-narcotics operations using underwater inspection and investigative diving skills. Environment & Reefs: French Polynesian conservationist Titouan Bernicot, backed by Rolex’s Perpetual Planet initiative, is scaling coral restoration through Coral Gardeners after witnessing mass coral bleaching around Moorea. Ocean Economy: France used the Melanesian Ocean Summit in Port Moresby to reaffirm major Pacific commitments, linking ocean governance, fisheries protection and the blue economy to the UNOC3 “Nice Ocean Action Plan.”
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