I am privileged and honoured to take up the role of the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission.

Government representatives from the 15 Pacific ACP Group of countries (PACP), regional implementing Agencies EDF funded programmes including the Council of Regional Organisations in the Pacific (CROP) agencies, Development partners including the United Nations and other international development organisations met in Suva today at the fourth meeting of the Regional Steering Committee for the Pacific (RSCP) for the 11th EDF PRIP, to discuss the implementation of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) Pacific Regional Indicative Programme (PRIP).