‘Oku taupotu ‘i lalo ha fakamatala fakaTonga
Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni will lead the first mission to the Pacific since Covid-19 broke out.
Sepuloni, who is also the Associate Foreign Affairs Minister for the Pacific, will leave for Solomon Islands, Fiji and Tonga on Sunday.
It would be an invaluable opportunity to strengthen New Zealand’s relationships and reaffirm the commitment to working alongside Pacific whÄnau to respond to challenges, Sepuloni said.
The region was the government’s “foreign policy priority”, Sepuloni said.
“We proudly take a Pacific-led approach to solving the issues facing the region, not least to mention, climate change.
“Tackling climate change together, which has become a harsh reality here in Aotearoa New Zealand, continues to be of urgent importance. It’s more important than ever that we all take collective action to combat its effects, especially alongside our Pacific whÄnau.
“Our shared Blue Pacific Continent also faces a range of challenges including institutional and economic fragility, social and demographic issues, and increasing geo-strategic competition.”
Sepuloni will be accompanied by the Minister for Pacific Peoples Barbara Edmonds and the Climate Change Minister James Shaw as well as other community leaders.
FAKAMATALA FAKATONGA
āE tataki atu āe he Tokoni Palemia Nuāu Sila Carmel Sepuloni āa e misiona ki he Pasifiki talu āeni mei he to āa e Koviti 19.
Ko e Sepuloni foki āoku tokoni Minisita Foreign Affairs Minister ki he Pasifiki pea ten au mavahe atu ki Solomon Islands, Fiji mo Tonga he Sapate.
Ko e faingamalie mahuinga āeni ke toe fakafefekaāi āa e vaā mo toe fakapapauāi āa e tukupÄ āa Nuāu Sila mo fengaueāaki mo e fanau āa e Pasifiki.
āOku fakamuāomuāa āe Nuāu Sila āa e lisioneā āi heāene ngaahi polisÄ« ki muliā.
Oku polepole āa Nuāu Sila ke ne tataki āa hono solova āa e ngaahi palopalema āa e feituāu ni hange ko e feliuliuaki āa e āeaā.
E kau fakataha atu ki he folau ni āa e Minisita ki he Pacific Peoples Barbara Edmonds mo e Minisita ki he Climate Change Minister James Shaw mo ha taki mei he ngaahi komiunitiiā.