Solomon Islands Navigation latérale fiche pays Dans cette rubrique Solomon Islands Political and Economic relations France and Solomon Islands France and Solomon Islands Date of update: May 26th 2026 Information still valid as of today's date French presence The French community in the Solomon Islands is very small. Visits A delegation from the Senate friendship group with the Pacific islands, led by the group’s chair, Ms Catherine Procaccia, visited the Solomon Islands from 23 to 28 September 2018. Cultural, scientific and technical cooperation The Solomon Islands has been a recipient of the Kiwa Initiative since 2020, with a budget of €75 million in 2023, and which was launched by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). It is the fruit of an unprecedented partnership initiated by France and the European Union and also involving Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It seeks to strengthen the resilience of ecosystems, economies and communities of Oceania to the effects of climate change through subsidies and technical assistance. Our cultural cooperation also concentrates on archaeology (excavations conducted on Vanikoro Island) and heritage (preservation of shipwrecks of the La Pérouse expedition).