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The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is an inter-governmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation between countries and territories of Oceania, including formation of a trade bloc and regional peacekeeping operations. It was founded in 1971 as the South Pacific Forum (SPF), and changed its name in 1999 to "Pacific Islands Forum", so as to be more inclusive of the Forum's Oceania-spanning membership of both north and south Pacific island countries, including Australia. It is a United Nations General Assembly observer.
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The Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO) is an intergovernmental civil aviation authority that is responsible for aviation safety and security in ten states of Oceania. PASO is headquartered in Anchor House on Kumul Highway in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
The 1997 South Pacific Mini Games were held at Pago Pago in American Samoa from 11 to 22 August 1997. It was the fifth edition of the South Pacific Mini Games. It was much larger than previous editions, with an almost doubling of the number of medals awarded compared to the 1993 South Pacific Mini Games. The impressive performances by Nauru in weightlifting continued in Pago Pago, with the tiny nation finishing on top of the unofficial medal table after winning 33 gold.
Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Oxenford Studios in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 5th to 14th.
The Embassy of Greece in Canberra is the main diplomatic mission of the Hellenic Republic in Australia, and residence of the Greek Ambassador to Australia; it is currently located in the suburb of Yarralumla, a suburb in which most of Canberra's embassies are found.
Ekaterini Xagorari is the Greek Ambassador to Switzerland and non resident Ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein. She had served as Ambassador to Australia with non resident Ambassador to New Zealand, Republic of Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Tonga.
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- ↑ "Solomon Islands - Contact details for Greek Missions - SOLOMON ISLANDS". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ "Papua New Guinea -Contact details for Greek Missions - PAPUA NEW GUINEA". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ "Kiribati-Contact details for Greek Missions - KIRIBATI". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ "Samoa -Contact details for Greek Missions - SAMOA". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ "Tonga - Contact details for Greek Missions - TONGA". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ "Nauru -Contact details for Greek Missions - NAURU". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ "Consular and Diplomatic presence of Greece in Australia - History". www.mfa.gr. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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