Fiji, June 5 -- Senior trade officials from Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) member countries convened today at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat to discuss key trade and economic priorities that will help shape the region's policy direction in the years ahead.

The annual Forum Trade Officials Meeting (FTOM), chaired by Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Fiji, Joseph Ma'ahanua, brings together senior trade officials from Forum member countries, technical observers and representatives of Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP) agencies.

The meeting serves as the region's main platform for trade officials to review policy priorities and provide recommendations for future consideration by Pacific trade ministers.

While th...