Nuku'alofa, Tonga: The French government and the Kingdom of Tonga this week signed a defence agreement

Noumea, New Caledonia: The third “France-Oceania” summit between the French President and the Pacific Islands Forum leaders has been scheduled to take place in Nouméa on July 31, 2009

Paris, France: French President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to make an official visit to Australia in July as part of a trip to the South Pacific

Paris, France: The French government's economic, social and cultural cooperation fund, commonly known as the “Pacific Fund”, has endorsed funding for a total of some two million Euro

Funafuti, Tuvalu: Journalist and film director, Gilliane Le Gallic has been appointed Tuvalu’s honorary consul in France.