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Disagreements should not stop us from forging a common ground: PM

September 17, 2019 6:37 am

Prime Minister and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison have agreed to put their differences aside and work together.

This is mainly for the betterment of both countries.

Bainimarama says he might have his disagreements with Morrison but that should never stop them from forging common ground.

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Arriving at the Australian Parliament in Canberra Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama was accorded with a guard of honor and a 21 gun salute.

Bainimarama and his Australian Counterpart Scott Morrison took the time to talk to school children waiting in Parliament before they went in for the bilateral meeting.

Differences aside Bainimarama is confident of more corporation with Morrison.

“Members of any family are entitled to their differences. No one can expect our differences can be resolved quickly or easily but we must never falter in forging common grounds and a common ground is what I intend to seek during our discussion on the issues that impact the lives of Fijians, Australian and lives of many Pacific people.”

For Morrison maintaining the long standing relationship between Fiji and Australia is vital and he stated that nothing will come in between their relationship.

He says Australia will continue to do whatever it takes to assist Fiji.

“Whatever other complexities there are in the world today, one’s certain is the relationship that exist between the people of Australia and the people of Fiji and I think that will always endure. It is too familiar, it is too close and it is always more enduring.”

Despite the differences of opinions on their stand on climate change, Prime Minister Bainimarama and his counterpart Scott Morrison have agreed to work together to assist each other in terms of regional securities and other issues concerning Fiji and Australia.