Japanese PM congratulates Rabuka

Japanese PM congratulates Rabuka

By Rashika Kumar
Friday 30/12/2022
Photo:Fiji Government

The Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida Fumio has congratulated newly elected Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sitiveni Rabuka.

Kishida extended the Government and the people of Japan’s sincere congratulations and best wishes to Rabuka.

He says Japan and Fiji have built cooperative relations as friends connected by the Pacific Ocean as well as important partners in the international arena over the past 50 years.

Kishida says Pacific Island Leaders Meeting has been the keystone for Japan’s diplomacy towards the Pacific Island countries, and he is pleased to note that Rabuka attended the memorable very first PALM held in 1997 as Prime Minister.

He says as the situation in the region is changing drastically, it is hia pleasure to work with Rabuka again for the PALM10 which is scheduled to take place in 2024.

Kishida adds he looks forward to working closely with Rabuka to further develop the relationship between Fiji and Japan towards realization of a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific.”

The Fiji Government is in a Facebook post says Fiji and Japan share strong bonds of friendship and collaboration which, spans well over 50 years of diplomatic relations.

It says the Embassy of Japan in Fiji and the Fiji’s Embassy in Japan work in partnership to advance the common aspirations and interests of both the nations at the global and regional arena.

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