External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar chaired a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation, FIPIC, on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York yesterday. The meeting reaffirmed the commitment to further strengthen the FIPIC partnership and cooperation in regional and multilateral fora. It was the second Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held under the FIPIC framework. 

 

During the meeting, the participating leaders reviewed the outcomes of the FIPIC Summits and welcomed the progress in India-Pacific Islands Countries cooperation, including under the 12-Point Action Plan announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2023. They also discussed further cooperation in renewable energy, climate action, disaster resilience, education, healthcare and capacity building.

 

The meeting was attended by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Samoa; Foreign Ministers of Fiji, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu; and the Finance Minister of Tonga. The Secretary of the Department of Justice and Attorney General of the Federated States of Micronesia; the Health Minister of Vanuatu; the Deputy Foreign Minister of Naoero; and the Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum also attended the meeting.