The Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), visited Brussels for meetings with senior officials of the European Commission and took the opportunity to also meet with Samoa’s Ambassador to the EU, H.E. Fatumanava Dr Pa’olelei Luteru. The Secretary-General reiterated UNWTO’s appreciation of Samoa’s strategic role in declaring
Given on-going blockage in the negotiations for a comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the Pacific and the EU, Samoa has decided to trigger the process to formally join the iEPA. To this end, Ambassador Luteru on 6 December 2016 handed over to the Director of Trade, Ms Sandra Gallina, a
The ACP Council of Ministers met from 29-30 November in Brussels to consider amongst other issues the organisation’s budget for 2017 and to decide on the Group’s future post-2020. This was a landmark and defining session given the need for Council to take decisions which would guide the Group’s work
In preparation for the official launch of the International Year for Sustainable Tourism Development (IYSTD2017) on 18 January 2017, the second meeting of the Steering Committee took place at UNWTO headquarters on 21 November 2016. The main purpose of the meeting was to share and exchange information as well as
Secretary-General Patricia Scotland and Ambassador Luteru had a wide ranging discussion about excellent relations between the Commonwealth and Samoa. They spoke warmly about the successful 11th Triennial Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministerial Meeting held in Apia in September, 2016. The Secretary-General said, “I was delighted that Dr Luteru took the time
The QCC was launched at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Malta in 2015. It is a unique network of forest conservation initiatives which embraces all 52 countries of the Commonwealth. It presents a rare opportunity for the Commonwealth family to play its part in saving one of
In conformity with the provisions of Article 3 of the above convention, the Ambassador of Samoa to Belgium and the EU formally deposited with the Secretary-General of the World Customs Organisation the instrument of accession thereby acceding to the said convention and undertakes to perform and carry out the stipulations
Ambassador Luteru thanked the Director-General for the support and assistance channelled through the Apia Office for the benefits of communities in the Pacific region and Samoa in particular. He reiterated Samoa’s continued support of the mandate of UNESCO and highlighted in particular the need for UNESCO to focus on science
Following the appointment of Mr. Helmut Morent as Samoa’s Honorary Consul to Berlin and Brandenburg, the official opening of the consulate took place on 29 July 2016 in Berlin. In welcoming guests to the event, Mr. Morent also thanked the Government and people of Samoa for the honour to be
The Ambassador of Samoa to Belgium and the European Union, Fatumanava Dr. Pa’olelei Luteru, hosted a small reception in Samoa on Thursday 23 June 2016 for the medical students from Europe who are undertaking internships at the National Hospital of Samoa. A total of 17 students were present at the