Pacific Islands Forum chair says region must revisit its anti-nuclear treaty
by Daniel Hurst in Rarotonga from World news | The Guardian on (#6G694)
Australia's Aukus submarine deal and Japan's discharge of Fukushima waste makes the issue a priority as leaders gather in Cook Islands
The host of this week's Pacific Islands Forum summit says the region must revisit" a landmark anti-nuclear treaty, citing Australia's Aukus submarine deal and Japan's discharge of treated Fukushima wastewater.
Mark Brown, the prime minister of the Cook Islands and chair of the region's most important annual political talks, raised concerns about nuclear-related issues on the eve of the arrival of the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese.
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