Address to Fiji Week celebrations, 7 October 2005 (excerpts)

(Source: Fiji Times).^{[specific citation needed]}

• I know it's difficult to forget the past but I urge everyone here today to try and move the country forward.

• I believe if we all have faith in what we want to achieve, there's no doubt we will achieve it together as a community.

• They (Indo-Fijians) have been part of our lives and they are the very ones who made us what we are today, and I urge you to consider their plight and assist them in whatever way possible.

• Likewise to our Indian brothers and sisters, it's your duty to respect one another and value cultural differences and traditions.