Our Origins

The birth of the MSG took its origins in late 1970s-early 1980s from a visionary concept of  ‘Melanesian Solidarity’ backed by the strong political desire to strive for the entire decolonization and freedom of Melanesian countries and territories that are still dealing with some remnants of the colonial rule in the South Pacific.

From the idea of developing a stronger cultural, political, social and economic (trade) identity and link between the people of Melanesia, the first milestone from this vision was the birth of the “Melanesian Spearhead Group Preferential Trade Agreement”, a regional trade treaty involving the initial MSG member countries such as Papua New Guinea, the Representative of the Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS), Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.