FORUM TRADE MINISTERS MEETING (FTMM)
18-19 May 2011
Puataukanave International Hotel,
Vava’u, Kingdom of Tonga

MEDIA ADVISORY:
FTMM OPENING & PRESS CONFERENCE

You are invited to send a reporter and cameraperson/photographer
to cover the following items at the Forum Trade Ministers Meeting (FTMM)
being held 18-19 May 2011 in Vava’u, Kingdom of Tonga.

WEDNESDAY 18TH MAY 2011

- FTMM OFFICIAL OPENING, 8:30AM, PUATAUKANAVE INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, VAVA’U, KINGDOM OF TONGA:

8.30 – 9.00am

• Opening prayer by Christopher Toutai, Parish Priest, Catholic Church, Vava’u.
• Welcome by the Acting Governor of Vava'u, Lord Dr Fred Sevele.
• Introductory Remarks by Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Secretary General, Tuiloma Neroni Slade.
• Keynote Address: Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga, Lord Tu'ivakano.
• Vote of thanks: Minister of Labour, Commerce and Industries, Hon. Lisiate Akolo.
• Closing prayer
• Group Photo
• Cultural Performances

THURSDAY 19TH MAY 2011

- FTMM PRESS CONFERENCE, 12 NOON, SAILS RESTAURANT, VAVA’U, KINGDOM OF TONGA.

Please confirm attendance by contacting the Forum Secretariat’s Communications Officer,
Mue Bentley Fisher, via email: mueb@forumsec.org.fj or mob: (679) 9998677 or 7756813.