The Hon Pat Conroy, Minister for International Development and the Pacific and Minister for Defence Industry attended a briefing at Lautoka Port, Fiji, on the afternoon of Tuesday, 30 April 2024.
Lautoka Port is the second largest in Fiji and handles the bulk of Fiji’s sugar and woodchips exports, with the town of Lautoka the second-largest in Fiji.
Also in attendance:
- Mr Pita Wise, Board Chair Fiji Ports Corporation Limited and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister
- Mr Vajira Piyasena, CEO, Fiji Ports Corporation
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- Mr Ewen McDonald, High Commissioner to Fiji and Special Envoy for the Pacific and Regional Affairs
- Ms Amanda Davis, Senior Advisor, Pacific
- Mr Stuart Watts, Assistant Secretary, Fiji and Vanuatu Branch
- Mr Chris Mckee, First Secretary, Australian Border Force
- Ms Emily Wilson, First Secretary (Visit Coordinator)
- CAPT Channa Madugalle, Aide-de-Camp