{"id":214660,"date":"2024-10-25T05:23:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T09:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=214660"},"modified":"2024-10-25T05:23:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T09:23:52","slug":"prime-minister-gaston-browne-holds-key-bilateral-meetings-with-the-heads-of-governments-of-the-independent-state-of-samoa-the-republic-of-rwanda-and-the-republic-of-fiji-ahead-of-commonwealth-heads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-gaston-browne-holds-key-bilateral-meetings-with-the-heads-of-governments-of-the-independent-state-of-samoa-the-republic-of-rwanda-and-the-republic-of-fiji-ahead-of-commonwealth-heads\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Gaston Browne Holds Key Bilateral Meetings with the Heads of Governments of the Independent State of Samoa, the Republic of Rwanda, and the Republic of Fiji Ahead of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-4022748768\" 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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Honourable Gaston Browne, on Thursday held a series of bilateral meetings with world leaders from the Independent State of Samoa, the Republic of Rwanda, and the Republic of Fiji ahead of the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). The discussions focused on Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s bid to host CHOGM 2026 and shared challenges faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS), particularly on Climate Change.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his meeting with the Honourable Fiam\u0113 Naomi Mata\u02bbafa, Prime Minister of the Independent State of Samoa, Prime Minister Browne received firm assurances of Samoa&#8217;s support for Antigua and Barbuda&#8217;s bid to host the 2026 CHOGM. Samoa is currently hosting the 2024 CHOGM, and Prime Minister Mata\u2019afa availed her government to assist Antigua and Barbuda in planning and executing the anticipated event.&nbsp;<\/p><div id=\"antig-1014361678\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1525721879\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"WhatsApp Image 2026-04-26 at 07.24.59\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-26-at-07.24.59.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-26-at-07.24.59.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-26-at-07.24.59.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-26-at-07.24.59.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-26-at-07.24.59.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prime Ministers explored the critical issue of access to financing for SIDS, underlying the need for more flexible and innovative financing models that are scalable and tailored to the vulnerabilities of SIDS. The heads of government highlighted the importance of creating frameworks within the Commonwealth to ensure equitable access to resources and the development of climate-resilient infrastructures.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1344039929\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, both leaders reaffirmed their shared commitment to climate action, agreeing on the importance of collaboration among SIDS to address the escalating climate crisis. Prime Minister Browne emphasised the urgency of collective advocacy in international fora, particularly to secure stronger commitments on climate financing, loss and damage, and resilience-building for vulnerable island nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Browne&#8217;s bilateral engagements with Honourable Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda and Honourable Sitiveni Rabuka, Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji, also focused on strengthening multilateral ties, emphasising climate resilience and sustainable development. Both countries reiterated their support for Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s CHOGM bid and agreed to reinforce the Commonwealth\u2019s role in addressing the unique needs of SIDS within the global climate change framework.&nbsp;<\/p><div id=\"antig-1416759073\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Browne also raised the critical issue of reparatory justice in all his bilateral discussions, advocating for global recognition and compensation for the historical injustices of the transatlantic slave trade. This call for reparations remains a key initiative of CARICOM, with Prime Minister Browne urging his counterparts to support the Caribbean\u2019s ongoing efforts to secure justice and reparative measures for the descendants of enslaved people<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"811\" data-id=\"214661\" src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:811\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/PHOTO-2024-10-24-16-03-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:811\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/PHOTO-2024-10-24-16-03-18.jpg 1024w, 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