22 JULY 2013
A new Pacific regional mayors network, linked to Commonwealth countries, has appointed a Marshall Islands mayor to lead the organisation.
The president of the Marshall Islands Mayors Association, James Matayoshi, has been elected president of the newly established Pacific Island Local Government Associations Network, or PILGAN.
PILGAN has a secretariat based in Fiji, that is connected to the Commonwealth Local Forum.
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Source: Radio New Zealand International