The Micronesia leaders announced a pause on their decision to withdraw after assurances their concerns would be attended to.
The greatest concern for Micronesia was the overlooking of their candidate for the secretary general's position, in favour of Puna.
They believe they have been assured by Australia and New Zealand that Puna would step down as secretary general but retain the other role of Pacific Ocean Commissioner.
But Mark Brown, who replaced Puna as the Cooks' prime minister, said, in a statement, that is not the case.
