e change, renewable energy, and sustainable development. And in that context, I would also point to two international initiatives in which we believe Pacific Islands and India have shared interest. One is the International Solar Alliance and the other is the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure. Because as we can see, climate challenges, climate events are getting more severe, more significant. 

So I thought this was the state of play that I wanted to share with you. Again, I would very much welcome your thoughts, your feedbacks, your suggestions, and it is definitely … today is an opportunity to look at it.

Before I conclude, again I do want to welcome the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, His Excellency Baron Waqa. And I want to say, Excellency, that I was glad to receive your letter informing me that India has been placed on the strategic partners stream in the PIF. This is a positive development, and I'm sure that it would contribute to the further deepening of our cooperation. So thank you all, and I look forward to hearing from you.

New York
September 23, 2026