No public input in Vuvale Treaty talks
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- Fiji’s public was not directly consulted during the development and negotiation of the proposed Vuvale Treaty and Ocean of Peace Alliance.
- Permanent Secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office Lesikimacuata Korovavala acknowledged this before Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee after a question from committee member Virendra Lal.
Fijian citizens were not directly consulted while the proposed Vuvale Treaty and Ocean of Peace Alliance were being developed and negotiated.
Permanent Secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office Dr Lesikimacuata Korovavala made the admission before the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs. Committee member Virendra Lal had questioned the government about its consultation process.
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