Rabuka denies China influenced Forum absence
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- Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka denied that China influenced his decision to skip the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Palau.
- Rabuka said he stayed in Fiji because he expected the Constitution Review Committee to present its report to the president.
- Foreign Affairs Minister Sakiasi Ditoka is leading Fiji’s delegation at the meeting.
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has rejected speculation that China influenced his decision not to attend the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Palau.
International media linked the absence of several Pacific leaders to the presence of both China and Taiwan at the forum. Rabuka dismissed that explanation and said his decision followed the expected handover of Fiji’s Constitution Review Committee report to the president.
He said he believed it would have been improper to be away from the country while the report was presented at State House. Rabuka also said no one had influenced his decision.
Fiji’s delegation at the leaders meeting is being led by Foreign Affairs Minister Sakiasi Ditoka.
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