Pacific trade officials are concerned over the lack of progress in reaching a broad trade agreement with the European Commission.
Under the Cotonou Agreement, the E-C and its partners of the ACP group are to seal trading arrangements, known as Economic Partnership Agreements, by the end of the year.
But Pacific delegates say the E-C's draft text, which was only received in early August, was lacking in detail.
A statement, issued by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, says unless there is significant progress, the region could be forced to make a choice which could entail devastating tariff increases that will lead to job losses.
