G77 and China Meet Calls for Strengthening of South South Cooperation

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Natadola, Fiji

Ministry of Information, National Archives and Library Services of Fiji
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Strengthening South-South cooperation between members of the G77 and China group was the key focus of discussion by the members of the G77 High-level Panel at this morning's meet.

Fiji's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Peter Thomson, briefed media outlets on the outcomes of the first session of the meeting.

President Evo Morales of Boliva
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Fijian Envoy Briefs Media on G77 Meet in Fiji

Monday, May 6, 2013
Natadola, Fiji

Ministry of Information, National Archives and Library Services of Fiji
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"Fiji not oly wants to carry the ball of the chairmanship of Group of 77 safely but wants to progress the ball down the field to show progress", says Fiji permanent representative to the United Nations His Excellency Peter Thomson.

Addressing local and international media on the eve of the G77's High Level Panel of Eminent Personalities of the South- "The Future Cooperation of South-South Cooperation" in Natadola, Nadi, Mr Thomson pointed out the significance of this meet.

Fiji permanent representative to the United Nations, His Excellency Peter Thomson and Mr Mourad Ahmia, the Executive Secretary of the Group of 77
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Yauvoli Opens G77 Climate Talk

Thursday, May 2, 2013
Bonn, Germany

The Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr Amena Yauvoli, chaired and opened the first meeting for 2013 of the Group of 77 and China convened in the context of the climate change negotiations on Sunday, 29 April in Bonn, Germany.

The G77 preparatory meeting is traditionally held the day before scheduled UN climate change sessions to enable the 132-member grouping of developing countries to organize itself for the negotiations.

Fourth Brainstorming Session of Ambassadors of the Group of 77

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
New York

On 1 May 2013, the New York based G77 ambassadors met for the 4th time this year in a series of brainstorming meetings on the subject of sustainable development in the context of the post-2015 development agenda.

(left to right) Ambassdor Thomson of Fiji and the Permanent Representative of South Africa
Ambassadors of the Group of 77 meet in the Economic and Social Council Chamber
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Prime Minister Bainimarama Continues Visit to the United Nations as Chair of the Group of 77 and China

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
New York

Fiji’s Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, continued with meetings at the UN today in his role as Chair of the Group of 77 and China. This morning he attended the Special High Level Meeting of ECOSOC on External Debt Sustainability and Development. The meeting is addressing lessons learned from debt crises and ongoing work on sovereign debt restructuring and debt resolution mechanisms.

Prime Minister Bainimarama meeting UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the ECOSOC High Level Meeting in New York, 22 April, 2013
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Fiji Prime Minister Attends the Special High Level Meeting of the ECOSOC in New York

Monday, April 22, 2013
New York

In his capacity as Chair of the Group of 77 and China, Fiji’s Prime Minister, Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, today attended the Special High Level Meeting of the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) with the Bretton Woods Institutions, the World Trade Organization, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

Prime Minister Bainimarama delivers a statement on behalf of the Group of 77 & China at the High Level Meeting of the Economic and Social Council
left to right: President of ECOSOC, Ambassador Nestor Osorio, Ambassador Thomson of Fiji, and Prime Minister Bainimarama
left to right: Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee of Iran and Prime Minister Bainimarama
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Saint Vincent and Fiji Establish Diplomatic Relations

Monday, April 15, 2013
New York

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines formalized diplomatic relations with the Republic of Fiji at a ceremony at the Fiji Mission to the United Nations in New York on 15th April, 2013. The Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Nations, Ambassador Camillo Gonsalves and his Fiji counterpart, Ambassador Peter Thomson, signed a joint communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between the two island nations.

Ambassadors Gonsalves and Thomson at the formalization ceremony
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China G77 Meeting on Climate Change

Wednesday, April 10, 2013
New York

The Chair of the Group of 77 Ambassador Peter Thomson met today with Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission of China Mr. Xie Zhenhua, to discuss the multilateral process of UNFCCC climate change negotiations and related matters. Mr. Xie is in New York to meet with the UN Secretary-General and key stakeholders including the G77 to discuss the year’s work programme of climate change negotiations.

L-R: Mr. Gao Feng (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China), Mr. Mourad Ahmia (G77 Executive Secretariat), Mr. Xie Zhenhua (Minister, Vice Chairman NDRC of China), Ambassador Thomson (Chair of G77), Mr. Sai Navoti (Fiji Mission to the UN), Mr. Su Wei (Director General, Department of Climate Change, NDRC)
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Cyprus and Fiji Establish Diplomatic Relations

Monday, March 18, 2013
New York

The Republic of Cyprus and the Republic of Fiji formalised diplomatic relations at a ceremony at the Fiji Mission to the United Nations in New York on 15th March, 2013. The Permanent Representative of the Cyprus to the United Nations, Ambassador Nicholas Emiliou and his Fiji counterpart, Ambassador Peter Thomson, signed a joint communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between the two island nations.

Ambassadors Emiliou and Thomson at the formalization ceremony
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San Marino and Fiji Establish Diplomatic Relations

Friday, March 15, 2013
New York

The Republic of San Marino and the Republic of Fiji formalised diplomatic relations at a ceremony at the Fiji Mission to the United Nations in New York on 15th March, 2013. The Permanent Representative of the Republic of San Marino to the United Nations, Ambassador Daniele Bodini, and his Fiji counterpart, Ambassador Peter Thomson, signed a joint communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between the two nations.

Ambassadors Bodini and Thomson at the formalization ceremony
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