Samoa has again proposed that American Samoa consider opening an office in Samoa.
A land swap between Samoa and American Samoa during the second term of Governor Aifli Paulo Lutali gave Samoa a piece of land near the Office of Procurement in Tafuna and Samoa assigned to American Samoa use a one acre property on the hills of a prime real estate area in Apia, Vailima.
At the two Samoa talks in Apia this week, Samoa confirmed that the land given or American Samoa’s use was offered for this purpose and suggested consideration of the signing of an MOU for the land as soon as possible.
Governor Lolo Moliga told media last week at this stage the government doesn’t have any plans to open an office in Samoa.
Earlier this year , officials of ASPA and Department of Commerce inspected the land at Vailina and property in Tonga with the idea of recommending ways that the property can be utilized. 
Also at the Samoa talks, Samoa raised issues relating to immigration and transportation.
For example why passengers on the Lady Naomi are kept waiting on board the vessel upon arrival for customs, quarantine and immigration officials to clear the vessel.
Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo Ale explained at a press conference that this issue will be resolved. He told media that the shipping company has been given a set time to dock and all personnel involved in clearing the vessel and passengers should be at their work stations when the boat arrives.
Samoa also asked that US Coast Guard regulations be waived for emergency charter requests.
American Samoa was invited to be a member of the Pacific Immigration Directors Conference . The office for this organization is based in Apia.
On disaster preparedness the different terms and standards used by weather forecasters here and in Samoa was brought up.
A communiqué of the meeting said Samoa acknowledged the difficulty in having uniform terminology for tsunami and weather forecasts given the different systems, standards and infrastructure that the two sides use.
American Samoa stressed that this was an important issue given that the majority of the American Samoa population tune into Samoa’s radio broadcasts during natural disasters such as cyclones and tsunamis.
