IMMEDIATE ACTION

ACTION 1 : Engage in a concerted manner with all relevant stakeholders in Fiji in order to assist it with protecting and consolidating respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law both before and after the coming elections. Provide support for the organisation and holding of democratic elections. Following elections, explore the possibilities for providing coordinated or joint support for Fiji . Identify and support reform and capacity building measures to facilitate future budget support measures. Support the leading role of the Pacific Islands Forum in actions aimed at restoring democracy and the rule of law on Fiji , taking into account Fiji 's status as an ACP country and the EU's particular relationship with Fiji under the revised Cotonou Agreement.

Desired outcome: Stabilisation of the political situation and a return to democracy and the rule of law in Fiji.

ACTION 2 : Coordinate support for monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) measures in the Pacific in close cooperation with the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA).

Desired outcome: An effective MCS system in place in the western and central Pacific region, with extension to all Pacific Island Countries, with a view in particular to combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities.

ACTION 3 : Jointly develop a proposal for a catch documentation scheme for the western and central Pacific Ocean to deter IUU fishing activities for key tuna species.

Desired outcome: An effective catch documentation scheme to prevent the trading of illegally-sourced tuna products caught in the western and central Pacific Ocean to curb market opportunities for tuna originating from fishing operations that do not comply with conservation and management measures put in place by Pacific Island Countries and the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission.

ACTION 4 : Jointly develop a program to support the measures taken by South East Asian developing nations to implement the actions agreed under the Regional Plan of Action to Promote Responsible Fisheries and Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in the area (RPOA).

Desired outcome : More effective fisheries management and governance within the developing countries endorsing the RPOA (particularly Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, PNG, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam), allowing for more effective cooperative arrangements for sustainable management of the region's fisheries resources, thereby underpinning food security and the sustainable development of the region's marine resources.

ACTION 5 : Finalise possible arrangements for the implementation of reciprocal untying of European Community development assistance programs in Asia to Australian firms by December 2008, as a preliminary step that may lead to permanent and geographically unlimited access for Australian firms.

Desired outcome: Better value for money for both Australian and European Union procurement processes in accordance with our commitment to Indicator 8 of the 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness.

ACTION 6 : Develop a joint roadmap for expanding financing through partnerships to the Pacific including through training in public financial management. Explore closer practical collaboration, including common diagnostic approaches and harmonised public financial management capacity development.

Desired Outcome: Improved coordination of Australian and EU assistance in the Pacific, as well as increased use of partner government systems at national, sub-national and sector levels in accordance with commitments to indicators 2 (Reliable country systems) and 5 (Alignment/using country systems) of the 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness.

ACTION 7: Coordinate support for the effective implementation of measures related to Small Arms and Light Weapons in South East Asia and the Pacific Islands states, including in relation to stockpile security and other measures that could contribute to stability, social cohesion and development, such as responsible arms transfers.

Desired Outcome: Maximise outcomes from assistance programs and export licensing measures relating to Small Arms and Light Weapons.