► The 18 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) member countries were invited by the Yoon Administration for the inaugural summit held on 29 May, which was the first summit between Korea and PIF members ever since Korea became one of the PIF Dialogue Partners in 1995. ► The Korea-Pacific Islands summit is in line with South Korea’s ongoing efforts to go beyond great power-centered diplomacy by expanding its g...

► On the 29 and 30 May 2023, President Yoon Suk Yeol hosted the country’s first summit with leaders of Pacific islands countries (PIC) in Seoul. ► While South Korea currently has only a modest influence in insular Pacific, this summit provides an opportunity to strengthen partnerships at the highest level, while targeting the needs of PIC to provide appropriate responses to increase their overall resilience...