Federated States of Micronesia signs diplomatic relations with Kingdom of Belgium NEW YORK, October 28, 1996 (FSM Permanent Mission to the UN) – On Monday, 28 October 1996, a Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia and…

Secretary Takesy Addressed 51st UN General Assembly NEW YORK, September 25, 1996 (FSM Permanent Mission to the UN) – The Honorable Asterio R. Takesy, Secretary of External Affairs, addressed the 51st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) during its 9th plenary meting in the afternoon of September 25,…

FSM Signs Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty NEW YORK, September 24, 1996 (FSM Permanent Mission to the UN) – The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) became one of the first signatories to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (commonly known as the CTBT) when Honorable Asterio R. Takesy, Secretary…

Pohnpei State Celebrates Liberation Day PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service). Pohnpei State is observing Wednesday, September 11, 1996, as Liberation Day. It is a State legal holiday, according to a September 9, 1996 memorandum issued to all department, office and agency heads signed by Vice President Jacob…

FSM Delegation Returns from Forum Meeting PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service). The FSM Delegation headed by Vice President Jacob Nena returned over the weekend to Pohnpei from the 27th South Pacific Forum. Vice President Nena was accompanied by Secretary of the Department of External Affairs Asterio Takesy;…

Postal Service Releases Stamp Saluting Tourism in FSM PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service). The FSM Postal Service issued the fourth and final set in the FSM’s series of stamps saluting tourism in the nation’s four states on March 13, 1996. Designed by Pamela Kattine, a resident of…

FSM Attends Climate Change Meeting in Geneva PALIKIR, Pohnpei (FSM Information Service) – FSM Climate Change Coordinator Heidi Prime and Foreign Service Officer Carl Apis from FSM Department of External Affairs represented the FSM at the UN Climate Change Meetings, February 26 to March 8, 19, in…

FOREIGN AFFAIRS WEEKLY November 11-15, 1996 The second consultative group meeting between donors and the FSM Government was held at the Asian Development Bank in Manila with the Honorable Asterio R. Takesy, Secretary of External Affairs, heading the FSM delegation to the meeting chaired by the ADB…

FOREIGN AFFAIRS WEEKLY November 25-29, 1996 The SPREP meeting of South Pacific Ministers to which the FSM sent a delegation headed by the Deputy Secretary of External Affairs, the Honorable Epel K. Ilon, endorsed the SPREP Action Plan for 1997-2000 and appointed Mr. Tamarii Pierre Tutangara of…

FOREIGN AFFAIRS WEEKLY December 2-6, 1996 The Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of India have signed the protocols for the establishment of diplomatic relations on November 29, 1996, making it a total of 45 countries with which the FSM has formally established diplomatic relations. The…