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Official Statement by Hon. Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau, Vanuatu Prime Minister, at the opening of the Special Thematic Session of the 12th Conference of SPC
OFFICIAL STATEMENT, Hon. Alatoi Ishmael KALSAKAU MA’AUKORO
Welcome Ceremony, 12th Conference of the Pacific Community
Thursday, 24 November from 3pm, at the Saralana Park
Hon. Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, Prime Minister of Samoa;