Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has invited the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to visit Fiji to officially open the new peacekeeping training center in Nadi.
This invitation was made by Bainimarama at a meeting with the UN Secretary General at the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly.
The UN Secretary General has commended Fiji for its peacekeeping commitments, co-hosting of the 2017 Oceans Conference, successful election to the presidency of the UN General Assembly and for working towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
He also congratulated Fiji’s gold medal victory in Rugby Sevens at the Rio Olympics.
Ban Ki-Moon has also thanked Prime Minister Bainimarama for Fiji’s leadership as the first country to ratify the Paris Agreement and for speaking at the “High-level Event on the Paris Agreement.
Prime Minister Bainimarama was one of two leaders invited to speak at the high-level event along United States Secretary of State John Kerry.
Bainimarama congratulated the UN Secretary General on the successful completion of his term and thanked him for his leadership
