Fiji and Papua New Guinea have set priorities for urgent implementation

This follows last week’s first ever high level meeting between the two countries in Suva.

Senior officials from Fiji and Papua New Guinea reached agreements on reciprocal arrangements agreed between the Prime Ministers of both the countries.

For PNG, high on its list of priorities are the Investment, Promotion and Protection Agreement and a Defense Cooperation Agreement with Fiji.

“We will follow it up. We have other line Ministries in the implementation process so we’ll take it up in PNG with appropriate authorities so they can work closely with their counterparts in Fiji, said Ambassador Alexis Maino, Head of PNG Delegation.




For Fiji, the payment of the balance of the K50million (US$18 million) support towards Parliamentary democracy in Fiji is top on its list.

“The submission on the report of the elections and acquittal of the funds were provided after which they will consider disbursement of the second tranche, said Esala Nayasi, Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs

The provision of land for a Chancery in PNG is is also paramount.

“For Fiji we have vacated a piece of land and work is ongoing in preparing the land so that the Papua New Guinean government can build their chancery. We are also looking forward to an allocated piece of land in PNG to build a Chancery as well, said Nayasi.



Senior officials also endorsed other commitments including labour mobility under the MSG Skills Movement Scheme… PACNEWS