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PM asks Professor Prasad about sourcing funds to settle Fiji’s overdue payment to USP

PM asks Professor Prasad about sourcing funds to settle Fiji’s overdue payment to USP

By Navitalai Naivalurua
29/12/2022

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he has asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Professor Biman Prasad, about sourcing the funds to settle Fiji’s overdue payment to the University of the South Pacific.

While speaking during his first national address, Rabuka says it is a priority of the coalition Government to restore the “Pacific Way” in fostering trust and understanding within and outside the region.

He says they will keep Fijians updated on this important matter.

He adds he has also cleared the way for the return of the exiled USP Vice Chancellor, Professor Pal Ahluwalia.

Rabuka says when Professor Ahluwalia returns from his exile in Samoa, the university’s leader will be where he rightfully belongs in directing the affairs of the USP at the Laucala Campus.

The Prime Minister also highlighted that he will now chair the Pacific Islands Forum, and his first priority in that role will be to engage in the diplomacy required.

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