Tonga PM leaves for NATO Summit in US [1]
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 18:03. Updated on Monday, September 9, 2013 - 18:40.
Tonga's Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano will depart Tonga on May 16 to attend the 2012 NATO Summit hosted by US President Barack Obama, in Chicago.
The Acting Chief Secretary and Secretary to Cabinet Alfred Soakai told Matangi Tonga this afternoon, the summit will discuss a way forward for Afghanistan during a two day meeting from May 20-21.
He said the high level summit will be attended by Heads of States and Heads of Governments of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO.
Tonga is part of the International Security Assistance Force ISAF in which we currently have our fourth and last Tongan troops to be deployed to Afghanistan under the ISAF mission, he said.
Accompanying the PM are the Commander of the Tonga Defence Services, Brigadier General Tau'aika 'Uta'atu, Lady Robyn Tu'ivakano and Alfred.
ISAF is a NATO led security mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations Security Council, in December 2001.
Lord Tu'ivakano will depart the US for Okinawa, Japan to attend the PALM 6 Meeting on May 25-26.
He is expected to return to Tonga, on June 5.