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REMARKS BY PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM CHAIR

The Honourable Mark Brown, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands at the G7 Summit

Session 9 – Towards a Peaceful, Stable, and Prosperous World 

Excellencies, Kia Orana.

Thank you, Prime Minister Kishida. My visit this morning to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park to pay tribute to the memories of the victims of the very first nuclear attack was my very great honour.

REMARKS BY PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM CHAIR

The Honourable Mark Brown, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands at the G7 Summit

Session 6 – Working Together to Address Multiple Crises (Food, Health, Development, Gender)

Kia Orana and warm Pacific greetings.

It’s an honour to represent the 18 island nations of the Pacific Islands Forum.

As a collective, our Pacific region contributes less than 0.03 percent to global emissions.

Our emissions are the equivalent of a burning matchstick in a forest fire.

REMARKS BY PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM CHAIR

The Honourable Mark Brown, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands at the G7 Summit

Session 7 – Common Endeavour for a Resilient and Sustainable Planet (including Climate, Energy, and Environment)

Prime Minister Kishida,

Colleagues, Leaders, and Heads of International Organisations

The Pacific has long worked towards ensuring our resilience and sustainability, but for too long, our calls for the world to prioritise climate action have not been heard.