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Source: Government of New Caledonia
Mickaël Forrest, member of the government responsible for sport and international tourism promotion, travelled to Apia (Samoa) to take part in the Pacific sports ministers meeting on 30 October, as well as the first forum of the World Anti-Doping Agency for Oceania sports ministers. He took advantage of this trip to meet with the Samoan ministry responsible for tourism. This was an opportunity to discuss partnership options between New Caledonia and Samoa.
Pacific Sports Ministerial Meeting
The Pacific Sports Ministers’ Meeting, held in Apia on 30 October, provided an opportunity to discuss issues of common interest to countries and territories in the region, such as hosting the Pacific Games, the contribution of sport to national priorities and the need to coordinate and create a regional strategic plan in due course.
The sports ministers also had the opportunity to share the projects undertaken in their respective countries. A secretariat was decided to ensure better coordination between the policies developed in the islands but also for better operational efficiency in connection with the national Olympic committees.
As part of this ministerial, Mickaël Forrest, member of the government responsible for sport, also participated in the first forum of the World Anti-Doping Agency for Oceania sports ministers which took place the day before.
The primary objective of this meeting was to hear the concerns and challenges of the Oceania region while benefiting from a new dynamic around the fight against doping. The needs and aspirations of the region were highlighted during this ministerial in order to foster greater support and a better understanding of these needs.
Contact with Samoa’s Prime Minister for Tourism
The member of the government responsible for the international promotion of tourism and president of New Caledonia Tourism took the opportunity of this trip to meet Samoa Tourism this Wednesday, October 30.
The representatives discussed possible partnerships between New Caledonia and Samoa in terms of tourism promotion, which could be made official at the beginning of 2025.
These meetings are part of the guidelines set by the safeguard, reconstruction and rebuilding plan (S2R), of which the strengthening of regional cooperation is one of the measures recommended in the overhaul of the Caledonian economic model, and which also coincide with the strategic objectives of the plan for a Blue Pacific 2050.
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