India, Pacific Island nations discuss renewable energy, climate action, healthcare

By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATION/NEW YORK – The External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday chaired the second Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the FIPIC in New York on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar chaired the second Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of FIPIC in New York, with India and Pacific Island countries reviewing cooperation and discussed further collaboration in renewable energy, climate action, disaster resilience, education and healthcare.

Jaishankar chaired the second Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the FIPIC in New York on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly.

The meeting witnessed high-level participation from Pacific Island countries, including the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Samoa; the Foreign Ministers of Fiji, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu; the Finance Minister of the Kingdom 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 , according to a press release by the MEA.

The leaders reviewed the outcomes of the FIPIC Summits and welcomed progress in India-PIC cooperation, including under the 12-Point Action Plan announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2023.

They discussed further cooperation in renewable energy, climate action, disaster resilience, education, healthcare and capacity building.

The meeting reaffirmed the commitment to strengthening the FIPIC partnership and cooperation in regional and multilateral fora.