Fiji for 12 years had banned the import of PNG Made Ox and Palm canned meat, Paradise Biscuits and Trukai Rice claiming the products did not meet its biosecurity requirements which Minister Maru and the National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority (NAQIA) deny.
A delegation from Fiji is in the country to hold talks with relevant government officers and manufacturers of the banned products to find a solution to the trade dispute.
The proposed MSG trade agreement Number 3 will cover services and labour mobility for member states.
Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji are four independent Pacific Island countries that make up the MSG.
MSG was formed in 1986 with a focus on promoting economic growth among Melanesian countries. It is headquartered in Port Vila, Vanuatu.