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Fiji seeks India's support for climate change talks in France

Xinhua, August 17, 2015 Adjust font size:

Fiji has called on India to support Fiji and other Pacific island countries at the climate change talks to be held in Paris, France later this year, the government- owned Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) confirmed Monday.

"The (Fijian) prime minister (Voreqe Bainimarama) highlighted this in a letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi as he congratulated the (Indian) prime minister on India's 69th independence anniversary," the FBC said.

As he paid tribute to the historic relations shared between the two countries, Bainimarama pointed to areas that have the potential to boost and strengthen the Fiji-India ties.

Bainimarama is set to join leaders at the second Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) summit from Thursday to Friday in India to discuss ways to enhance India's relationship with Fiji and other Pacific island countries.

Due to historical and colonial reasons, nearly 40 percent of Fiji's population are of Indian descent. Endi