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CNMI reaffirms support for Marshall Islands
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Posted on Jan 24 2012
By Haidee V. Eugenio
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The CNMI reaffirmed its support for the Republic of the Marshall Islands during the inauguration of its new president, Christopher Loeak, on Jan. 17, press secretary Angel Demapan said yesterday.
Demapan was Gov. Benigno R. Fitial’s official representative to the Marshall Islands president’s inauguration, attended by many of the members of the Micronesian Chief Executives Summit.
“The governor’s message to the new president was one that is centered on continuing the working relationship that was established beforehand with the president of the Marshall Islands and with the other chief executives in the region,” Demapan told reporters yesterday.
He said the CNMI’s presence during the inauguration signaled the “continuity” of the working relationship between the CNMI and the Marshall Islands.
Demapan said Fitial had originally planned to travel to the Marshall Islands for Loeak’s inauguration.
However, at the time, Lt. Gov. Eloy S. Inos was still off-island on medical leave so the governor decided to stay in the CNMI and sent Demapan instead to represent him.
If the governor and lieutenant governor are both off-island, the Senate president could be acting governor.
