; (3) the United States recognizes the strong historical, strategic and cultural ties to these countries; (4) the United States should deepen its cooperation with New Zealand and the nations of the South Pacific in areas of mutual interest, including— (A) fisheries and marine resource conservation; (B) environmental challenges and resilience; (C) global health; (D) development and trade; and (E) people-to-people ties; and (5) the United States should provide robust foreign assistance to the Pacific islands. 112. Freedom of navigation and overflight; promotion of international law (a) Freedom of navigation It is the policy of the United States— (1) to conduct, as part of its global Freedom of Navigation Program, regular freedom of navigation and overflight operations in the Indo-Pacific region, in accordance with applicable international law