Traditional welcome for PM Wale

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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale receives a whales tooth during the traditional ceremony of welcome at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva on Wednesday, July 01, 2026. Picture: JONA KONATACI

THE Government accorded a traditional ceremony of welcome to Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka led the Fiji delegation at the ceremony.

Ministers, assistant ministers, government officials and members of the diplomatic corps were also in attendance.