Japan’s Director for Country Assistance Planning, Kamoshida Naoaki has reiterated Japan’s commitment to working with Fiji and other Pacific Island Countries (PICS) has always been a priority.
In the lead up to next month;s PALM 10 meeting of Pacific leaders in Tokyo, Mr Naoaki said this meeting will relook at Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the Pacific including Fiji and they have given a $3.3m grant to Fiji
between 2017 and 2022.
“Fiji is an important partner of Japan and as a regional hub, it plays a central role in regional cooperation with offices of many regional and international organisations,”he said.
“Fiji has small development challenges due to its small domestic market and geographic distance from international markets and vulnerable to natural disasters.
“So our priority areas for Japan are infrastructure development in Fiji, climate change and environmental measures and the improvement of the quality of social services.”
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka will attend this meeting.
