RNZ reports On Friday, Fiji's trade minister, Faiyaz Koya, said his country was withdrawing from negotiations for PACER-Plus, citing inflexibility from Australia and New Zealand.
Fiji's withdrawal would mean the Pacific's two largest economies outside of New Zealand and Australia - Fiji and Papua New Guinea - would not be included in the deal.
Vanuatu had also recently expressed dissatisfaction.
But Dr Edwini Kessie said the remaining issues were not serious, and he believed a deal could still be reached - with Fiji included.