Fiji's right to participate in regional trade agreements has been recognized by the MSG Foreign Ministers at a meeting held yesterday to discuss political and regional trade developments affecting the MSG members.

The meeting held at Boron House yesterday included the Foreign Ministers of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, PNG, Vanuatu and Fiji.

The Ministers recognized Fiji's right to participate in regional trade agreements, PACER/PACER PLUS, to which it is a party and opposed the potential economic fragmentation of the Pacific and MSG Group through Fiji's exclusion from regional trade related meetings.

The meeting has also commended Vanuatu for its proposal for a reconciliation process which would pave the way for open and genuine dialogue amongst leaders at all levels of Fijian society towards promoting the principles and practices of democracy.

The proposal aims to build commitment and capacity for genuine dialogue and reconciliation amongst the population in Fiji.