Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says Fiji will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Kiribati and Tuvalu even if the battle to keep their islands above the water is lost.
He says Fiji has offered to give permanent refuge to the people of Kiribati and Tuvalu who are our closest neighbours under the threat of climate change.
He stressed that the people of Kiribati and Tuvalu will not be refugees as Fijians will embrace them and take them into their homes and our hearts.
Bainimarama has also said that Fiji expects the United States to do the same for the people of the Marshall Islands because of their long-standing historical ties.
He has also called on other countries to offer the same hospitality to anyone who is displaced by climate change.
