Prime Minister John Key has confirmed Fiji Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama will visit New Zealand from October 19 - 23.
Expectedly, this news has been well received among the Fijian and Fiji-Indian community in New Zealand.
The decade-long frostiness among the political establishments of the two countries has been a source of constant discomfort for people to people contacts.
Prime Minister John Key has earlier taken the initiative in June this year to visit Fiji for a historic meeting with Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama - becoming the first New Zealand leader to visit the Pacific nation in a decade. Prime Minister
Prime Minister Bainimarama will be formally welcomed in a ceremony at Government House in Auckland on 22 October, followed by bilateral talks.
New Zealand Prime Minister has signaled that he look forward to talks with the leader of the Pacific neighbor.