While addressing the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Foreign Ministers Meeting on 07 August 2026 in Fiji, Minister Tkatchenko acknowledged regional solidarity. PACNEWSSOL – PM RESIDENCE: INDEPTH SOLOMONS PACNEWS 3: Tue 11 Aug 2026New Solomon Islands PM residence set for 2028HONIARA, 11 AUGUST 2026 (INDEPTH SOLOMONS)—The GREAT Coalition says it will deliver a new official residence for the Solomon Islands prime minister before the nation celebrates its 50th independence anniversary in 2028. “My Ministry, together with the Solomon Islands Infrastructure Programme (SIIP), is implementing the construction of the new Prime Minister’s Official Residence,” Fuo’o said. And more than 200 Solomon Islands students are currently studying in Chinese universities with full scholarships, which empowers human resource development of Solomon Islands. During his visit, Houenipwela met Solomon Islands students studying in China and visited Jiangsu Province, which has a sister-province relationship with Malaita.