Fiji important partner of India in Indo-Pacific: Jaishankar

Suva (Fiji), February 16 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday described Fiji as an important partner of India and said that he has conveyed to the Fijian leadership that New Delhi has very substantial interests in the strategic Indo-Pacific region.

Addressing the Indian community in Suva, Jaishankar said that he had a detailed discussion with Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka about the future of India-Fiji relations.

“The message I brought to him from Prime Minister Narendra Modi was that India’s interests in the Indo-Pacific are very substantial. Whether you look at it as economic, political, security, technology or trade interest,” he said.