Next year Tonga and Germany will mark 140 years of their diplomatic relationship that was established in October 1876, said HE Dr Anne-Marie Schleich, the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany who made her first visit to Tonga last week.
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Sunday 26 April 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Sunday 19 April 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has encouraged the Tongan government “to start taking concrete steps for implementing CEDAW,” the Tonga Prime Minister's Office said in a statement last week.
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Thursday 9 April 2015
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Canberra, Australia
On a visit to Thailand recently Tonga’s Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka Tuku‘aho fed cows and fish at a self-sustainable enterprise called the Chitralada Royal Project.
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Friday 3 April 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Australian Foreign Minister, Hon Julie Bishop on her first official visit to Tonga today, met the Prime Minister Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva and his Cabinet and discussed Tonga’s economic and political reform agenda. 'Akilisi said his government would continue to support New Zealand and Australia as members of the Forum.
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Friday 20 February 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazuyuki Nakane arrived in Tonga today to further strengthen relations between Tonga and Japan.
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Tuesday 17 February 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New Zealand will release about NZ$10.5 million in New Zealand aid grant to Tonga that has been withheld since 2013, the New Zealand Foreign Minister, Hon. Murray McCully announced in Nuku'alofa yesterday, 16 February, after the government had grounded its controversial MA60 aircraft.
Monday 16 February 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New Zealand Foreign Minister, Hon Murray McCully is expected to arrive in Tonga today to visit Tonga’s newly elected government.
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Thursday 12 February 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga and China further strengthened ties during a Friendship Night on Wednesday, February 11 held at the Kahana Lagoon in Nuku’alofa.
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Thursday 29 January 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fiji’s Foreign Minister, Hon Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, arrived in Tonga today for an official visit with Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva and Cabinet Ministers.
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Friday 14 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakano was in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week to discuss bilateral cooperation and the latest regional developments, with UAE Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed.
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Friday 3 October 2014
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Canberra, Australia
Tonga's HRH Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala represented Tonga's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade at a diplomatic training programme held in Canberra recently.
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Tuesday 30 September 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
King Tupou VI supported the call to urgently address the adverse impact of climate change, when he addressed the United Nation’s General Assembly on Saturday 27 September in New York, United States.
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Tuesday 23 September 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakano will be attending the 13th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers meeting to be held this week in New York city, alongisde the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
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Friday 27 June 2014
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Canberra, Australia
The Samoa Government has donated $50,000 pa'anga in humanitarian relief to help Tonga's rehabilitation effort in Ha‘apai after Cyclone Ian.
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Saturday 21 June 2014
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Burlingame-California, USA
The Consulate General of the Kingdom of Tonga in has moved from the City of San Francisco to Burlingame in the Bay area, providing consular services to many of the 57,183 Tongans living in the United States.
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Wednesday 4 June 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Visiting Tonga, New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key this morning pledged around $2 million assistance to upgrade Tonga’s Teufaiva Stadium for the 2019 Pacific Games. New Zealand has also committed another $5 million towards the reconstruction of schools in Ha’apai that were destroyed by Tropical Cyclone Ian.
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Monday 28 April 2014
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Singapore
Tonga's Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakano arrived in Singapore yesterday to renew relations with the Government of Singapore. His visit will end on Thursday, 1 May.
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Thursday 27 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Chinese State leader, Mr Wang Jiarui and a delegation arrived in Tonga this morning, 27 March on a two-days goodwill visit.
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Wednesday 5 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Finland was opened by Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala at the Loumaile Building, Nuku'alofa this morning, 5 March.
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Wednesday 26 February 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Government of Japan provided a grant assistance of around $3.7 million (TOP) or $200 million (JPY) to assist Tonga meet its social and economic needs by providing products manufactured by Japanese small and medium-sized enterprises.
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