Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka met with a delegation from West Papua, led by Benny Wenda (right), who is the President of the West Papua Provisional Government (WPPG) and announced his support for their membership of The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG). The MSG was established during an informal meeting held in Goroka, Papua New Guinea on 17 July 1986 which was attended by the Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu as well as a representative of the Front de Liberational the Nationale Kanak et Solcialiste (FLNKS) of New Caledonia. , are in the country.

The WPPG is an extension of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), which was established in 2014.