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Samoan Deputy Prime Minister Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio, left, welcomes Prime Minister of Tuvalu Feleti Teo to the official welcome reception for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Apia, Samoa, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft/Pool)

Samoan Deputy Prime Minister Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio, left, welcomes Prime Minister of Tuvalu Feleti Teo to the official welcome reception for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Apia, Samoa, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft/Pool)

Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa speaks during the State Banquet during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa speaks during the State Banquet during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, attends a State Banquet during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, attends a State Banquet during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain's King Charles III, center, and Queen Camilla, second left, meet with Head of State of the Independent State of Samoa Tuimaleali'ifano Va'aleto'a Sualauvi II, right, during a welcome ceremony at the National University of Samoa in Apia, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Manaui Faulalo/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain's King Charles III, center, and Queen Camilla, second left, meet with Head of State of the Independent State of Samoa Tuimaleali'ifano Va'aleto'a Sualauvi II, right, during a welcome ceremony at the National University of Samoa in Apia, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Manaui Faulalo/Pool Photo via AP)

Delegates attend the Foreign Ministers meeting at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Apia, Samoa, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft/Pool)

Delegates attend the Foreign Ministers meeting at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Apia, Samoa, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft/Pool)

Samoan Prime Minister Afioga Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, left, and CHOGM Secretary General Patricia Scotland during the Foreign Ministers meeting at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Apia, Samoa, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft/Pool)

Samoan Prime Minister Afioga Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, left, and CHOGM Secretary General Patricia Scotland during the Foreign Ministers meeting at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Apia, Samoa, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft/Pool)

Samoan Prime Minister Afioga Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, center, is assisted by Assistant Secretary General of the Commonwealth Luis Franceschi, left, at the Foreign Ministers meeting at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Apia, Samoa, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft/Pool)

Samoan Prime Minister Afioga Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, center, is assisted by Assistant Secretary General of the Commonwealth Luis Franceschi, left, at the Foreign Ministers meeting at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Apia, Samoa, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft/Pool)

Britain's King Charles III, center, visits the Mangrove Restoration Project at Moata'a Village in Apia, Samoa Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Manaui Faulalo/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain's King Charles III, center, visits the Mangrove Restoration Project at Moata'a Village in Apia, Samoa Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Manaui Faulalo/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain's Queen Camilla, right, talks with Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Women's Forum side-event in Apia, Samoa Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Manaui Faulalo/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain's Queen Camilla, right, talks with Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Women's Forum side-event in Apia, Samoa Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Manaui Faulalo/Pool Photo via AP)