The Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah Manele calls on Australia and New Zealand to consider providing reciprocal visa waiver for Solomon Islands passport holders.
Minister Manele made the call when he met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, Hon. Nanaia Mahutu and the Australian Minister for International Development and Pacific, Hon. Pat Conroy at the margins of the CHOGM in Kigali, Rwanda recently.
The call for reciprocal visa waiver is not new. Solomon Islands through previous governments made the call but there was no positive response or consideration.
