Koror- A US Compact consultation team is in Palau this week for a “fact-finding” mission that will set the stage for a formal compact review to take place. Vice President Raynold Oilouch told the media on Wednesday that the offer to start Compact talks early is based on the requirement that every 15 years a Compact review is to take place between the United States and Palau. “For us, we wanted some clarity. Is the discussion about the Compact extension beyond 2044 or is about

Koror- The United States and Palau will conduct an initial Compact Agreement consultation which  starts today. According to an earlier statement made to the local media, a team of US officials will be in Palau from Oct. 8 and 9 for an initial consultation on the Palau-US Compact ahead of 2024, when the second provision of economic assistance ends. Photo by the US Embassy in Pohpei FSM Palau’s Vice President Raynold Oilouch disclosed that the United States requested to hold a