Minister Jeremiah updates parliament on bilateral meetings during China state visit
Minister
Jeremiah updates parliament on bilateral meetings during China
state visit
Minister Jesse Jeremiah gave a summary report to parliament in
April on his key bilateral meetings during the President's state
visit to China which included signing cooperation agreements and
in-depth discussions on the exploration of deep sea minerals.
Minister Jeremiah was one of two cabinet ministers who
accompanied President David Adeang on the state visit and co-signed
on behalf of Nauru the Agriculture Cooperation between the Ministry
of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China and the Department of
Environmental Management and Agriculture (DEMA) Nauru; and the
Exchange of Letters on Chinese Experts team to facilitate bilateral
pragmatic cooperation between China and Nauru.
The former MOU focuses on strengthening areas of cooperation
including poultry and livestock farming, vegetable and fruit
farming, and human resource development; and the latter confirms
the request by Nauru to send an expert team to Nauru to carry out
technical assistance and research and on-site inspections for
specific projects in the fields of culture and education,
agriculture and poverty alleviations, health, and
infrastructure.
During the state visit Minister Jeremiah, Deputy Minister
Maverick Eoe, Nauru Ocean Resources (NORI) chairman Gerard Barron
and director of business development William Li, engaged in
meetings with key stakeholders concerning Nauru's interests in the
extraction of deep sea minerals.
The group also met with China's Deputy Commissioner of the
National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) to seek support
and discuss potential collaborative efforts.
In their meeting with the foreign ministry's Director General of
the Department of Treaty and Law, discussions focused on avenues to
advance deep sea mineral development, and emphasised the importance
of China's continued support within the framework of the
International Seabed Authority (ISA).
The minister also met with China's minister for ecology and
environment and discussed environmental advancements particularly
the utilisation of polymetallic nodules and how the process can
significantly reduce power consumption, thus aligning with
environmental sustainability goals.
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