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H.E. Mr. N. Solo Mara
Bula Vinaka, Namaste and Welcome to the website of the Fiji High Commission in the UK.
Ni sa Bula Vinaka and warm
greetings! I take this opportunity to welcome you to the home
of the Fiji High Commission in London on the World Wide Web.
I hope that everyone visiting this site (whether a fellow Fijian, a former Fijian national, a student, intending visitor, potential investor, or another Pacific Islander missing the warmth of the South Seas) finds its content not only informative but also useful, and in the process of browsing through its pages, you may get to learn a bit more about my island home, Fiji, and the Pacific Island region where it is located.
To those who are already familiar with Fiji, you may already be aware that we are currently undergoing a period of political and structural reform that is overhauling all of our democratic and economic institutions. The purpose of these reforms is to “Build a Better Fiji For All” by adhering to the following key principles:
- a just and fair society;
- unity and national identity;
- merit-based appointments and equal opportunity for all Fijians;
- transparent and accountable government;
- uplifting of the disadvantaged in all communities;
- mainstreaming of the iTaukei in a modern, progressive Fiji; and
- sharing spiritualities and interfaith dialogue.
The implementation of this reform agenda is guided by Fiji's Roadmap to Democracy and Sustainable Socio-Economic Development and was launched on 1 July 2009. This Roadmap, sometimes referred to as the Strategic Framework for Change is a policy document drawn from the Peoples Charter for Change, Peace and Progress that was adopted by Government in 2008 [after a nationwide consultation registering a 64% endorsement] to bring about a truly democratic Fiji for all its citizens.
The links to these documents are shown here to provide interested readers with information on the Fijian Government’s attempt in addressing the core political issues that is fundamental in realising a sustainable democracy in Fiji.
To the growing number of Fijian men and women and your respective families residing in the United Kingdom [and in Egypt, Denmark, Germany, Holy See, Ireland and Israel] as a result of your recruitment into national, regional or international institutions in the region, I hope that this website will improve our delivery of those consular services you may require as Fiji citizens.
We have also provided on this site important links to relevant government ministries and departments in Fiji that can assist in providing important information to intending visitors and investors alike.
In order for this Mission to meet its core objectives here in the UK, I will welcome your views and opinions on how we can best take advantage of this information highway to improve our services and meet our calling as the “Window into Fiji”.
As a window of opportunity, please feel free to pass on to your friends this website to enable them to know Fiji and what Fiji can offer to citizens of our global village.
Vinaka vakalevu, Dhanyavad and Thank you for honouring us with your visit.
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