Government of the Federated States of Micronesia

FSM to Attend 4th Regional Youth Conference, and Ministerial Meeting

PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service): June 23, 1998 –
The FSM will be represented at the Fourth Regional Conference for Pacific
youth, and Ministerial Meeting scheduled for June 25-27 in French Polynesia.

Attending for the FSM are the Deputy Secretary of Health,
Education and Social Affairs, Dr. Catalino Cantero; FSM Youth
and Development Program Coordinator, William Eperiam and non-government,
(NGO) Youth Organization; Debora Nakayama, according to Eperiam.

During this meeting, Eperiam and Nakayama are expected to
deal with their overall national and regional youth situations.

Questions like the role of regional and international organization;
the NGO roles in youth developments in the region; and kinds
of policies to be formulated and implemented. These will form
part of a package to be represented at the Ministerial meeting
from June 30th to July 1st, for consideration and endorsement.

Dr. Cantero is attending the Ministerial meeting for the FSM.