Foreign minister heads to Palau for island meet

PACIFIC ALLIES: Lin Chia-lung will attend meetings adjacent to the conference after Taiwan was blocked from last year’s event by the host, the Solomon Islands Staff writer, with agencies Add TT as Preferred Source Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) is to attend an annual gathering of Pacific Island leaders in Palau next week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday, after Taiwan and other non-members of the bloc were barred from the event last year.Lin departs for Palau today to attend meetings coinciding with the 55th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) summit, to be held in Koror from Sunday to Sept. 4, the ministry said.Events include the Taiwan/Republic of China-Forum Countries Dialogue and the Pacific Prosperity Exhibit, it said. Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung a