Leaders’ Summit

Prime Minister Peter O’Neill confirmed the new dates with Loop PNG this afternoon.

The summit will coincide with the last sitting of the 9^th Parliament on March 28.

It was first cancelled on Feb 8 to Feb 27 -28, but did not eventuate on the deferred date.

Chief Secretary to Government, Isaac Lupari, in an earlier statement said, the two day programme will highlight the outcome of the O'Neill-Dion Government

Lupari said the meeting was pushed back after a number of provincial delegations experienced travel delays.

Originally planned for last week, Lupari said the meeting was pushed back after a number of provincial delegations experienced travel delays.

“There were a number of governors and provincial officials who were unable to arrive for the Wednesday morning meeting,” the Chief Secretary said.

“Their inclusion in discussions is important, so the Leaders’ Summit will now take place before the next sitting of Parliament convenes in the afternoon of 28 February.

The Summit was organised on an invitation-only basis for UN troop-contributing countries that were prepared to pledge further commitments to UN peacekeeping.

In his address to the Summit, Prime Minister Bainimarama said that Fiji is a nation dedicated to peacekeeping. He said that UN peacekeeping was now part of Fiji’s national identity. In spite of being a country of fewer than a million people, its soldiers, police and correctional officers have served in blue helmets all over the world.