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From left, Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland and Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe attend the final press conference at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

From left, Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland and Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe attend the final press conference at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Samoa's Prime Minister, Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa addresses the Leaders' Retreat during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Samoa's Prime Minister, Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa addresses the Leaders' Retreat during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland, left, chats with Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe during the final press conference at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland, left, chats with Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe during the final press conference at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa addresses the Leaders' Retreat during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa addresses the Leaders' Retreat during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Malta's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ian Borg, left, and Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa attend the final press conference at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Malta's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ian Borg, left, and Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa attend the final press conference at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon arrives for the Leaders' Retreat during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon arrives for the Leaders' Retreat during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives for the Leaders' Retreat during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives for the Leaders' Retreat during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong arrives for the Leaders' Retreat during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong arrives for the Leaders' Retreat during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon arrives for the Leaders' Retreat during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon arrives for the Leaders' Retreat during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

From left to right, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Malta's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ian Borg, Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland and Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe attend the final press conference at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

From left to right, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Malta's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ian Borg, Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland and Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe attend the final press conference at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, center, attends the Leaders' Retreat during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, center, attends the Leaders' Retreat during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Malta's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ian Borg, left, and Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, center, and Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland attend the final press conference at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Malta's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ian Borg, left, and Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, center, and Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland attend the final press conference at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa addresses the final press conference at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa addresses the final press conference at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives for the Leaders' Retreat during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives for the Leaders' Retreat during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

From left to right, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Malta's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ian Borg, Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland and Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe attend the final press conference at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

From left to right, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Malta's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ian Borg, Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland and Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe attend the final press conference at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, center, addresses the final press conference, flanked by Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, left, Malta's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ian Borg, second left, Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland, second right, and Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)

Samoa's Prime Minister Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, center, addresses the final press conference, flanked by Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, left, Malta's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ian Borg, second left, Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland, second right, and Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (William West/Pool Photo via AP)