The Korean International Co-operation Agency (KOICA) is looking forward to returning to Fiji and is pleased with the promised assistance of the Fijian Government in the opening of their office.
KOICA Vice-President for Strategy and Planning, Mr Kim-In, expressed these sentiments when he met the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, at the Foreign Affairs headquarters in Suva today.
Minister Kubuabola welcomed the return of KOICA after six years in the Solomon Islands and said Fiji looked forward to the opening of their office in Suva. He also welcomed proposals by KOICA to expand development co-operation with Fiji and the Pacific Islands with technical assistance and the Korean volunteer programme.
Minister Kubuabola thanked Mr Kim-In for KOICA’s continued commitment to providing scholarships for Fijian students. Mr Kim-In said they would continue this form of assistance based on the development needs of Fiji.
Minister Kubuabola expressed concern over reports of a hydrogen bomb being detonated by North Korea last week and expressed his wish that political leaders would work towards a united Korean peninsula.
KOICA is expected to send an advance team of health and sanitation specialists at the end of February with the new office opening by March.