Australian PM Scott Morrison looking forward to meeting his friend Bainimarama

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says that he is looking forward to seeing his friends, Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Charlot Salwai again this week to show the depth of Australia’s commitment to the Pacific family.

It was a pleasure meeting Australian Prime Minister @ScottMorrisonMP last October in Sydney, and I look forward to seeing him again here in Fiji this week. As the first-ever bilateral visit by an Aussie PM, this will mark an historic step up in our diplomatic relationship. 🇫🇯🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/zPJUKVvYlc

— Frank Bainimarama (@FijiPM) January 15, 2019

Morrison wrote on Twitter that the historic visits to Fiji and Vanuatu, will take relationships to a new level.

He is scheduled to be in Vanuatu today and arrives into Fiji tomorrow and will stay till Friday.

This is the first time that an Australian Prime Minister is making a bilateral visit to Fiji.

He is scheduled to meet with Bainimarama in Suva tomorrow.

He will also pay a courtesy call to President Jioji Konrote.

While in Fiji, Morrison plans to deliver a speech at the University of the South Pacific and conduct site visits to APTC, Fiji National University campus and the Blackrock project in Nadi.