Biketawa

Biketawa

Biketawa is one of the twenty-four small islets which comprises the atoll of Tarawa in the Republic of Kiribati. The capital of Kiribati, South Tarawa, is located on Tarawa.

The 2000 Biketawa Declaration on Pacific regional security takes its name from Biketawa. cite news |first=Hamish |last=McDonald |title=Careful diplomat brokered regional co-operation |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/obituaries/careful-diplomat-brokered-regional-cooperation/2008/08/14/1218307111958.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1|work=Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=|date=2008-08-15 |accessdate=2008-09-05] The neogitators of the Biketawa Declaration met behind closed doors on Biketawa to draft the final agreement.

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