Visit to Nauru for Pacific Islands Forum, September 2018

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne meeting with Papua New Guinea Minister for Foreign Affairs & Immigration, the Hon Rimbink Pato MP.

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne meeting Papua New Guinea Minister for Foreign Affairs & Immigration, the Hon Rimbink Pato MP. Photo: Nicholas Flack / DFAT.

Group photo with the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, the Hon Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas, the Prime Minister of Samoa, the Hon Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and the Prime Minister of Solomon

Group photo with the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, the Hon Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas, the Prime Minister of Samoa, the Hon Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, the Hon Rick Houenipwela MP ahead of MoU signings to expand access to Australia’s Pacific Labour Scheme and Pacific Medicines Testing Program. Photo: Nicholas Flack / DFAT.

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne shaking hands with the Prime Minister of Samoa, the Hon Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi following the signing of two MoUs between Australia and Samoa on participating in the Pacific Medici

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, shaking hands with the Prime Minister of Samoa, the Hon Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, following the signing of two bilateral MoUs to grant Samoa access to Australia’s Pacific Labour Scheme and Pacific Medicines Testing Program. Photo: Nicholas Flack / DFAT.

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne and the Prime Minister of Samoa, the Hon Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi signing two MoUs between Australia and Samoa on participating in the Pacific Medicines Testing Program and the Paci

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and the Prime Minister of Samoa, the Hon Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, sign two bilateral MoUs to grant Samoa access to Australia’s Pacific Labour Scheme and Pacific Medicines Testing Program. Photo: Nicholas Flack / DFAT.

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne shaking hands with the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands the Honourable Rick Houenipwela MP following the signing of a MoU between Australia and Solomon Islands on participating in the

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, shaking hands with the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, the Honourable Rick Houenipwela MP, following the signing of a bilateral MoU to provide Solomon Islands access to Australia’s Pacific Labour Scheme. Photo: Nicholas Flack / DFAT.

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne and the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands the Honourable Rick Houenipwela MP signing a MoU between Australia and Solomon Islands on participating in the Pacific Labour Scheme.

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, the Honourable Rick Houenipwela MP, sign a bilateral MoU to provide Solomon Islands access to Australia’s Pacific Labour Scheme. Photo: Nicholas Flack / DFAT.

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne shaking hands with the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, the Hon Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas following the signing of two MoUs between Australia and Vanuatu on participating in the Pacific Medic

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, shaking hands with the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, the Hon Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas, following the signing of two bilateral MoUs to enable Vanuatu to participate in Australia’s Pacific Medicines Testing Program and Pacific Labour Scheme. Photo: Nicholas Flack / DFAT.

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne and the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, the Hon Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas signing two MoUs between Australia and Vanuatu on participating in the Pacific Medicines Testing Program and the Pac

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, the Hon Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas, sign two bilateral MoUs to grant Vanuatu access to Australia’s Pacific Labour Scheme and Pacific Medicines Testing Program. Photo: Nicholas Flack / DFAT.

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne addressing the audience at the launch of the Pacific Skills Partnership.

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, addressing the audience at the launch of the Pacific Skills Partnership. Photo: Nicholas Flack / DFAT.

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne signing the Pacific Skills Partnership tapa with Nauruan Minister for Education, the Hon Charmaine Scotty MP, and Soli Middleby, CEO, Australia Pacific Training Coalition.

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, signing the Pacific Skills Partnership tapa with Nauruan Minister for Education, the Hon Charmaine Scotty MP, and Soli Middleby, CEO, Australia Pacific Training Coalition. Photo: Nicholas Flack / DFAT.

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne and the President of French Polynesia, Édouard Fritch leave commemorative handprints to mark the signing of the Boe Declaration.

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and the President of French Polynesia, Édouard Fritch, leave commemorative handprints to mark the signing of the Boe Declaration for Regional Security Cooperation on 5 September in Nauru. Photo: Nicholas Flack / DFAT.

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, the President of French Polynesia, Édouard Fritch, the President of the Government of New Caledonia, Philippe Germain, and the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern spea

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, the President of French Polynesia, Édouard Fritch, the President of the Government of New Caledonia, Philippe Germain, and the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, speaking with the President of the Republic of Nauru, Baron Divavesi Waqa, ahead of the Forum Leaders' Retreat on 5 September in Nauru. Photo: Nicholas Flack / DFAT.