Prime Minister Commodore Bainimarama has invited leaders of Pacific Island countries to participate in “Engaging Fiji Meeting” to be held in Fiji.
The meeting will take place at the Inter Continental Resort in Natadola on July 22 – 23.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola said there are many Pacific Island leaders that have indicated their willingness to support Fiji’s progress in implementing the Roadmap for Democracy and Sustainable Socio-economic Development and Fiji’s Strategic Framework for Change as stipulated under the People’s Charter for Change, Peace and Progress.
“The Fiji Government is keen to discuss these issues with leaders and friends who have an interest in Fiji’s sustainable development and also understand the role that this plays in the context of the Pacific”.
“Fiji has been sincere, transparent and open about what it has set out to achieve in” its Roadmap for Fiji’s return to Parliamentary Democracy, and we are fully determined to seeing this through. “ he said.
“In that regards Fiji has engaged closely with the International community and partners in creating that pathway forward towards a true and sustainable democracy.
The Engaging Fiji meeting will hear from Pangea World, which is a knowledge-based society of California, United States of America and which is geared towards enriching the performance of two major sectors of the world's economy—hospitality and science—by bringing these two sectors into a mutually reinforcing relationship that yields formidable benefits for both.
The Prime Minister has invited Pangea World which is undertaking a Fiji pilot project on the potential and strategy of interwining tourism, conservation and research (TCR) at a national scale. They are also ready to provide funding and technical support to assist Pacific countries.
Ratu Inoke said the Government is also not opposed to other observer missions interested in visiting and finding out for themselves the on ground progress “we are making in Fiji . This, however, needs to fit in with our timing and be in compliance with the procedures”.
Ratu Inoke said that they expect a good reception towards the Fiji situation at the meeting as “we have been honest, open and transparent in what we have been doing here in taking our country forward”.