Bainimarama appears to have become the first world leader to publicly congratulate Joe Biden

Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama appears to have become the first world leader to publicly congratulate Joe Biden on his US presidential election win.

According to Newsweek.com, Bainimarama took to Twitter to express his well wishes to Biden and called on him to work toward tackling climate change, which is a major problem for Fiji.

"Congratulations, @JoeBiden," Bainimarama wrote. "Together, we have a planet to save from a #ClimateEmergency and a global economy to build back better from #COVID19. Now, more than ever, we need the USA at the helm of these multilateral efforts (and back in the #ParisAgreement — ASAP!)"

Biden has said he will rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement if he becomes president, saying the U.S. will reverse President Donald Trump's decision to leave the accord immediately after his inauguration.

Fiji is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and it was the first country to ratify the Paris Climate Agreement.

[Source: Newsweek.com]