Attorney General and Minister of Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum on behalf of the Fijian Government, thanked Australia for its generous support of AUD$6 million towards COP23 Presidency, which will all be placed in the COP23 Trust Fund.
Sayed-Khaiyum says for a small nation like Fiji and with the impact of Tropical Cyclone Winston last year that wiped out one third of our GDP, this presidency is a financial challenge.
He says they are grateful for this contribution and hope that other nations will follow Australia's lead.
Sayed-Khaiyum says the Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama is in Bonn to formerly unveil Fiji's vision for COP23, its aims and objectives as it presides over the next state of the climate change negotiations.
He says Fiji's vision is for a COP23 Presidency that is transparent and inclusive of all, advances the Paris Agreement and accelerates climate action for all vulnerable societies, drawing on our own experiences as a Small Island Developing State in the Pacific.
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