Fiji PM labels Australia PM 'very insulting' after Pacific standoff

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Fiji PM labels Australia PM 'very insulting' after Pacific standoff
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SYDNEY (AFP) - Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama blasted his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison as 'very insulting', saying China offers a more welcoming brand of diplomacy following a tense Pacific summit.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SYDNEY - Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama blasted his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison as"very insulting", saying China offers a more welcoming brand of diplomacy following a tense Pacific summit.

The group had hoped to issue a compelling global call to action from nations on the frontline of climate change ahead of UN talks in New York next month. But leaders of the other 17 nations in the Pacific Island Forum have called on Canberra to do more to cut emissions and curb Australia's lucrative coal industry.

"They don't go down and tell the world that we've given this much money to the Pacific islands. They don't do that. They're good people, definitely better than Morrison, I can tell you that," he said.

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