Speeches by Diplomatic Corps

Honourable Minister of Education, Sports and Culture, Honourable Seu’ula Ioane Tua’au, Vice Chancellor and President of the University of the South Pacific, Professor Pal Ahluwalia, Chief Opearating Officer, Mr. Walter Fraser, Campus Director, To’oto’oole’a’ava Dr Fanaafi Aiono – Le Tagaloa, Good Morning and Talofa Lava. Thank you for hosting this very important occasion today, it […]

(Wednesday, March 8, 10:15) Respectable Ms. Lina Chang, President of the Samoa Victim Support Group, Respectable Mr. Chen Wanhui, Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute of NUS, Your Honorable Ministers, Dear Children from Samoa Victim Support Group, Ladies and gentlemen, Talofa Lava Good morning! Today we gathered happily at Samoa Victim Support group to attend […]

REMARKS TO THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN New York, 6 March 2023 [Revised, all-English] The session of the Commission on the Status of Women is one of the most important annual events at the United Nations. It takes on even greater significance at a time when women’s rights are being abused, threatened, and […]

(Tuesday, December 20, 4:45 pm) Your Honorable Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa, Respectable Mr. Liu Ji, Secretary of Huizhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, Respectable Mr. Cang Feng, Deputy Director-general of Foreign Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Guangdong Province, Your Honorable Ministers, Members of the Parliament, Your Excellency Members of […]

Honorable Ministers, Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen: FAO is pleased to have the opportunity to co-organize this year’s Pacific SIDS Solutions Forum here on this beautiful island of Samoa and I am delighted to have a chance to attend the Forum in person here. It is fortuitous that we have been able to come together physically […]

The Government of Japan continues its commitment in its growing partnership with the Government of Samoa in achieving its development aspirations. The long-awaited arrival of the MV LADY SAMOA IV was officially handed over yesterday (2 November) through a launching ceremony by His Excellency, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan, Mr. SENTA Keisuke to Hon. […]

Dear Professor Alec Ekeroma, Vice Chancellor and President of NUS Dear teachers, parents and awardees, Ladies and gentlemen, Talofa lava It is a great pleasure to come to the NUS again for the celebration of the second “Chinese Ambassador Scholarship” award ceremony. First of all, let me express my warmest congratulations to all the 20 […]

(Tuesday, October 25, 10:00) Honorable Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa, Honorable Minister Faualo Harry Schuster, Your Excellency of Diplomatic Corps, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Talofa. Talofa lava. It is an honor to be here this morning at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Samoa Police Academy. On behalf of the Chinese government, I would like […]

(Friday, August 26, 17:00) Your Honorable Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa, Respectable Mayor Wen Jinrong and Deputy Director-General He Rusheng, Your Honorable Ministers, members of the Parliament, Your Excellency from diplomatic corps, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Talofa Lava It is a great honor to attend the handover ceremony of China-Samoa Friendship Park. Here, on […]