CDI and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office
CDI hosted a visit in February from Mr Ian Felton, leader of the Pacific and Multilateral Team in the British government's Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Mr Felton had been visiting the Pacific as part of the FCO's new strategy for the Pacific. Discussions focussed on ways to strengthen the dialogue between partners to ensure that Britain's bilateral and EU Pacific programmes complement the work of others. Mr Felton was accompanied by Ms Sally Moody of the British High Commission in Canberra.
With a relatively small diplomatic presence in the region, the British government is particularly looking to work with organisations like CDI, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and other relevant organisations in terms of its democracy promotion work.
