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Fiji’s men and women in the military, police and the civilian sector have earned a high reputation and an internationally respected role in defending freedom.
This was the comment by interim Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Provincial Development and Multi-Ethnic Affairs Ratu Epeli Nailatikau.
Ratu Epeli officiated at Remembrance Day celebrations in Suva today and paid tribute to all Fiji’s brave men and women and their international kin who had given lives in defence of freedom.
“I am deeply honoured and privileged to be with you and this is so rich with memory and meaning,” he told the gathering at the Sukuna Park.
“But at the same time, we are also here to acknowledge, admire and congratulate their comrades who survived and returned home, and indeed also to acknowledge those – the youth – who are today putting their lives on the line.
The significance of the Remembrance Day, a time in 1918 that World War I came to an end, is well known around the world.
Interim Cabinet ministers, ambassadors and representatives from different walks of life were present today to mark the day, which began with a march by police and military personals from the Suva Flee Market to the park.
Ambassadors and representatives of countries like Korea, Malaysia, China, USA, Australia and New Zealand laid wreaths at the park as a mark of remembrance.
