The United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres arrives in Fiji tonight as part of his Pacific tour.
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Gutterres, attends a Pasifika community event in Auckland Photo: Chris Skelton
Mr Guterres will receive a traditional welcome tomorrow morning in Suva before meeting the chair of the Pacific Islands Forum Baron Waqa and Secretary General Dame Meg Taylor.
The UN chief will meet Fiji's president and hold bilateral talks with the Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama on Thursday before addressing parliament.
Listen to an interview with Antonio Guterres on Dateline Pacific
Mr Guterres has been invited to lay a wreath at the national war memorial in Veiuto and sail around Suva harbour on a traditional sailing canoe.
He leaves on Saturday for Tuvalu and ends his Pacific island tour in Vanuatu.