In his opening remarks, the Honourable Minister Konisi Yabaki stated he was delighted to be invited  to  the  meeting  to  open  the  8th  Meeting  of  the  Regional  Meteorological  Services Directors  (RMSD)  being  organized  by  SPREP  in  conjunction  with  WMO  Sub-Regional Office  for  the  South-West  Pacific.    As  host  and  on  behalf  of  the  Fiji  Government,  he extended  to  all  a  very  warm  and  cordial  welcome  to  Fiji.    He  said  that  he  believed  Fiji  was not  strange  to  many  of  the  participants,  but  for  those  who  were  there  for  the  first  time,  he assured  them  that  they  would  enjoy  the  hospitality  and  friendship  of  the  Fiji  people.