{"id":7817,"date":"2026-04-30T10:17:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=7817"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:22:19","slug":"courtesy-call-by-the-high-commissioner-of-fiji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=7817","title":{"rendered":"Courtesy Call by the High Commissioner of Fiji"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7817\" class=\"elementor elementor-7817\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8040199 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8040199\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0affbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0affbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Courtesy Call by the High Commissioner of Fiji<\/strong><\/p><p>The Minister of Arts and Culture, Hon. Mahendra Gondeea, OSK, had the honour of welcoming the newly appointed High Commissioner of the Republic of Fiji to Mauritius, Mr Jagannath Sami, during a courtesy visit at his office, followed by a visit to the Aapravasi Ghat.<\/p><p>The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the strong historical and cultural links shared by Mauritius and Fiji.<\/p><p>Both parties expressed their interest in strengthening bilateral relations through future cultural exchanges and collaborations, further deepening the friendship between Mauritius and Fiji.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404d0b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"404d0b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb30d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"7cb30d8\" 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