Prime Minister extols value of Pacific island nations at third FIPIC summit

Subject : International Relations

Section: International Organisations

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The Prime Minister of India engaged in meetings with leaders from Pacific Island nations as a part of the third Summit of the India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) being held in Papua New Guinea.

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The third forum for India-Pacific islands co-operation (FIPIC Summit), which was held today at Port Moresby was jointly hosted with Papua New Guinea.
Prime minister of India co- chaired the summit with PM of Papua New Guinea.
The discussions encompassed various areas of cooperation, including commerce, technology, healthcare, and climate change.

About FIPIC:

Forum for India-Pacific Islands cooperation (FIPIC) is a multinational grouping for cooperation between India and 14 Pacific Islands nations.
It include 14 islands named- Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
All Head of state/head of government of the above countries met in Suva, Fiji in November 2014 for the first time where the annual summit was conceptualised.
The FIPIC initiative marks a serious effort to expand India’s engagement in the Pacific region.
A major part of India’s engagement with these countries is through development assistance under South-South Cooperation, mainly in capacity building (training, scholarships, grant-in-aid and loan assistance) and community development projects.
In 2015, FIPIC Trade Office at Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) to promote Trade & Investment opportunities between India & Pacific Island Countries.