The #FijianGovernment accorded a traditional ceremony of welcome to the visiting Micronesian and Polynesian Leaders at the Grand Pacific Hotel yesterday, (07/06/22).
The Pacific Leaders are in the country to further enhance the spirit of the Pacific vuvale, and to strengthen partnerships for the advancement of shared aspirations and regional solidarity.
The Pacific Leaders included the President of Palau, His Excellency, Surangel Whipps, Jnr, President of the Federated States of Micronesia, His Excellency, David Panuelo, the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Hon Mark Brown, Samoan Prime Minister, Hon Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, and the Special Envoy for the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Hon John Silk.
Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama was joined by the Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, and other dignitaries to welcome the leaders to our shores