US President Joe Biden says Washington recognised the Cook Islands and Niue as 'sovereign and independent' states and would establish diplomatic relations with both.
US President Joe Biden says Washington recognised the Cook Islands and Niue as "sovereign and independent" states and would establish diplomatic relations with both.US President Joe Biden speaks with Cook Islands PM Mark Brown during the US-Pacific Islands Forum Summit in the White House. / Photo: AP
The announcement came on Monday at the start of a summit with the 18-member Pacific Islands Forum, where US officials said the president was announcing a more assertive American stance in the region. The Cook Islands and Niue together have fewer than 20,000 inhabitants but constitute a sprawling economic zone in the South Pacific.
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