Fiji, Oct. 2 -- Fiji is making headway in talks with Pacific neighbours to ensure steady tuna supply for the Pacific Fishing Company (PAFCO) in Levuka, Fisheries Minister Alitia Bainivalu told Parliament.

Responding to an oral question from Opposition MP Faiyaz Koya, Bainivalu confirmed that Fiji has begun negotiations with Kiribati and Tuvalu, two key members of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA), which controls around 60 percent of the western and central Pacific tuna supply.

"I want to confirm that there has been significant progress in addressing this issue with PAFCO through the bilateral talks with our Pacific Island neighbours on supplying fish to PAFCO for processing and working with the Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agen...