Venkat Raman
Fiji’s Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama will attend the Annual Meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting scheduled to be held in London this week.
Heads of governments of 53 member-countries of the Commonwealth will be present at the meeting due to be held from April 19 to 21, 2018 under the Chairmanship of Queen Elizabeth.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will represent her country and also have an ‘On Appointment Private Audience,’ with the Queen. Such meetings are held for Prime Ministers of countries which are under the British Monarchy.
The Fijian Story
Mr Bainimarama said that he would take with him ‘the stories of the many Fijians who are suffering in the aftermath of these storms, including the many he has had the chance to meet and speak with personally in their communities. I take with me our struggle, the struggle of the Fijian people in the face of Climate Change,” he said.
COP23 Negotiations
Mr Bainimarama said that billions of vulnerable people all over the world face similar struggle and that Fiji would be relentless in its commitment to ‘COP23’ negotiations.
“We will continue to inspire women, men and young people around the world to join our mission to spare our planet from the worst effects of climate change,” he said.
“We need to keep up the pressure and seek full implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, so that we can limit the harmful emissions that are causing our climate to change,” he added.
