CABINET RELEASE (English and Samoan)
Honourable Prime Minister to attend meetings in Europe
Cabinet has approved the attendance by Honourable Prime Minister, Susuga Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi at meetings overseas on 21 November – 8 December 2015.
These meetings include:
4th France-Oceania Summit in Paris on 26 November;
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta on 27 – 29 November;
COP21 United Nations Climate Change Conference Leaders Event in Paris on 30 November;
Meeting with Pope Francis on 3rd of December.
4th France-Oceania Summit
This meeting will focus discussions on ways for France to assist countries of the Oceania region, especially in achieving their sustainable development goals relating to the environment and climate change.
The President of France, Francois Hollande invited the Honourable Prime Minister of Samoa, Susuga Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi to attend this meeting.
France will chair the upcoming COP21 meeting in Paris, and this meeting proves its support towards addressing climate change issues especially for France’s territories and citizens in the region.
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
The Commonwealth Heads of Government will converse about issues relating to climate change, migration, violent extremism and radicalism and sustainable development goals.
Voting for a new General Secretary for the Commonwealth will also take place.
This is a biennial meeting, previously held in Sri Lanka in 2013.
COP 21 United Nations Climate Change Conference Leaders Event
Prime Minister Tuilaepa is expected to deliver a speech at this meeting.
The main objective of the annual Conference of Parties (COP) is to review the Convention’s implementation. The meeting aims to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement on climate, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2°C.
COP21 will be one of the largest international conferences ever held in the country. The conference is expected to attract close to 50,000 participants from across the world from governments, intergovernmental organisations, UN agencies, NGOs and civil society.
The first COP took place in Berlin in 1995 and significant meetings since then have included COP3 where the Kyoto Protocol was adopted, COP11 where the Montreal Action Plan was produced, COP15 in Copenhagen and COP17 in Durban where the Green Climate Fund was created.
Meeting with Pope Francis
The Honourable Prime Minister is scheduled to meet with His Holiness Pope Francis on the 3rd of December in the Vatican. The Honourable Prime Minister will later meet with the Secretary of State.
Malaga Afioga i le Palemia mo fono i Farani
Ua faamaonia e le Kapeneta le malaga ai o le Afioga i le Alii Palemia, Susuga Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi mo fono e faia i atunuu i fafo i le aso 21 o Novema – i le aso 8 o Tesema 2015.
O nei fono e aofia ai le:Fono Lona Fa a le Malo Farani ma Taitai o atunuu o le Osenia ma le Pasefika e faia i Pale i Farani i le aso 26 o Novema;
Fono a Taitai o Malo o le Taupulega i Malta i le aso 27 – 29 o Novema;
Fono Faavaomalo Lona 21 a le Feagaiga Faavaomalo a Malo Aufaatasi mo le Suiga o le Tau mo Taitai o Malo i Pale i Farani i le aso 30 o Novema;
Feiloaiga ma Pope Francis i le aso 3 o Tesema.
O le Fono Lona Fa a le Malo Farani ma Taitai o atunuu o le Osenia ma le Pasefika
O le fono lenei o le a soalaupule ai nisi auala e mafai ai na fesoasoani mai le Malo Farani i le atinaeina o atunuu o le Itulagi aemaise i le faataunuuina o latou sini o atinae faaauau e i ai fesootaiga vavalalata ma le siosiomaga ma le suiga o le tau.
O lea fono na valaaulia faapitoa mai ai e le Peresitene o Farani, o Francois Hollande le Afioga i le Palemia o Samoa, Susuga Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi ina ia auai atu ai.
O le Malo o Farani o le a taitaifono i le Fono Faavaomalo Lona 21 a le Feagaiga Faavaomalo a Malo Aufaatasi ma le Suiga o le Tau lea e faia i Pale, ma o lo o faailoa ai le faataua e Farani o lana lagolago mo mataupu tau i aafiaga o le suiga o le tau; aemaise ona laueleele ma tagatanuu i totonu o le Pasefika.
Fono a Taitai o Malo o le Taupulega
O lenei fono e talanoa ai Taitai o Malo o le Taupulega i mataupu e pei o le suiga ole tau, femalagaiga a tagatanuu i le va o atunuu, mataupu i sauaga malosi ma faiga faaterorisi ma mataupu tau i le faatinoga o sini o atinae faaauau.
O le fono foi lenei e filifili ai se Failautusi Aoao fou mo le Taupulega ona ua maea le paeaiga a le Susuga Kamalesh Sharma.
E ta’ilua tausaga ma faia lenei fono, lea na usuia i Sri Lanka i le 2013.
Fono Faavaomalo Lona 21 a le Feagaiga Faavaomalo a Malo Aufaatasi mo le Suiga o le Tau mo Taitai o Malo
O le fono lenei o le a faia ai le saunoaga aloaia faale Malo a le Afioga i le Alii Palemia, Susuga Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi.
O le ‘auga o le fono lenei o le autaluina o galuega ua mae’a ona fuafuaina.
O le fono lenei o lo o tulimataia ai le faia o se maliega autasi i mataupu tau suiga o le tau, ma le faamoemoe e taofiofi le siitia o le vevela o le lalolagi i lalo ifo o le lua tikeri.
O le fono faavaomalo aupito tele lenei ua usuia i totonu o Farani lea e lata i le 50,000 tagata o le a malaga atu i ai mai malo eseese, faalapotopotoga tumaoti faavaomalo ma ofisa o Malo Aufaatasi.
O le fono muamua na usuia i Siamani i le 1995 ma faasolo mai ai lava, lea foi na i ai ni matatia na ausia i nisi fono. O le fono lona tolu na sainia ai le Feagaiga i Kyoto, o le fono lona 11 i Montreal na fausia ai le Fuafuaga Faatino, o le fono lona 15 na faia i Copenhagen ma le fono lona 17 i Durban na fofoa ai le Maliega mo Tupe e Faapitoa mo Suiga o le Tau.
Feiloaiga ma Pope Francis
O le aso 3 o Tesema o le a feiloai ai le Afioga i le Palemia o Samoa ma Pope Francis, ma o lea feiloaiga e faia i le Vatikano i Roma ma sosoo ai ma le feiloaiga ma le Failautusi o le Malo i lea lava aso.
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