Tuvalu names Feleti Teo prime minister after pro-Taiwan leader Kausea Natano ousted

Taiwan ambassador says ties remain rock solid' amid rumours island nation could switch allegiance to Beijing

Lawmakers in Tuvalu have selected Feleti Teo as the Pacific island nation's new prime minister, weeks after an election that put ties with Taiwan in focus.

Former attorney general Teo secured the support of lawmakers who were elected last month, government secretary Tufoua Panapa told Agence France-Presse on Monday.