"As I arrived in Sydney en route to Fiji for World Hindi Conference, had a productive discussion with Australia India Business Council National Chair, Ms Jodi McKay and a few other members. Discussed ways to foster trade and business relationship in the growing bilateral space," MoS Muraleed
This will be Jaishankar's first visit to Fiji. The visit, first by an incoming Ministerial delegation after the formation of the new Government in Fiji in December 2022, would include bilateral meetings with the new leadership of Fiji.
"A good meeting with Deputy Prime Minister @bimanprasad of @FijiGovernment today. Discussed #IndiaFiji historical people-to-people ties, our development cooperation, and collaboration at multilateral forums. Also exchanged views on Indo-Pacific," Jaishankar said in a tweet.
Prasad is on a five-day visit to India and is scheduled to meet External Affairs Minister A Jaishankar and Minister of State for External Affairs Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh today in New Delhi.
Recently, Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said that there is no need for Chinese state security personnel to continue working with the country's Police Force as the systems are different.
Referring to the memorandum of understanding that Fiji and China signed in 2011, Fiji's PM said, "There's no need for us to continue, our systems are different."
Every year on January 10, World Hindi Day, also known as Vishwa Hindi Diwas, is commemorated. Vishwa Hindi Diwas was formed to mark the day when Hindi was first spoken in the UNGA in 1949. With about 600 million speakers globally, Hindi is the third most widely spoken language in the worl
On Saturday, Sitiveni Rabuka was elected as Fiji's new Prime Minister, the country's parliament announced, the Chinese state-run English-language news channel CGTN reported. Rabuka, is the leader of the People's Alliance, a political party in Fiji formed in 2021.
After last week's election, a new coalition government was expected to lead to the end of rule by former coup leader and former prime minister Frank Bainimarama which saw the incumbent government lose its majority, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported.
The Fijian Ministry of Health and Medical Services and Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), Jaipur (Rajasthan), has collaborated with the Government of Fiji and organized Jaipur Foot Camp for fitment of artificial limbs from November 1-December 17.