Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape thanked Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica for the warm welcome into this part of Melanesia and the great Pacific.
Marape says he looks forward to the next 24 hours as we relate as one people of the Pacific.
The Papua New Guinea delegation was this morning accorded a traditional welcome at the Grand Pacific Hotel.
Also present were members of Parliament, foreign dignitaries and invited guests.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka hosted Marape to a welcome dinner at Suva's Grand Pacific Hotel last night.
