Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says he is looking forward to seeing Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison again here in Fiji this week.

Bainimarama wrote on Twitter that it was a pleasure meeting Morrison last October in Sydney.

He says that as the first ever bilateral visit by an Aussie PM, this will mark an historic step up in our diplomatic relationship.

In his reply, Morrison wrote on Twitter that he is looking forward to seeing his friends Bainimarama and the Vanuatu’s Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai again this week to show the depth of Australia’s commitment to the Pacific family. Morrison says historic visits, will take relationships to a new level. Morrison will be in Fiji this Thursday and Friday. He is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama in Suva on the day of his arrival. 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.