Tonga will soon resume exporting watermelon to American Samoa Featured
26 August, 2019. Tonga will soon resume exporting its local produce to its market in American Samoa, following a successful dialogue with its counterpart.
The General Manager of Talamahu Market, Metuliki Fakatava says, it has been five years since Tonga suspended exporting of produce to American Samoa, as the authorities wanted the Government to have a business license for its trade services.
Tonga’s watermelon was very popular in American Samoa and its fruit produce.
Market Tonga is located at the Tafuna area and it ceased operation in 2015 unsettled differences between the two governments.
American Samoa and the kingdom of Tonga agreed to exchange land allotments in the past an initiative made by His Late Majesty Taufa’ahau Tupou IV.
