Premier Wen Jiabao left Nadi Wednesday afternoon for New Zealand
after winding up his official visit to the Republic of the Fiji
Islands.
Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase saw the Chinese Premier
off at the airport.
Premier Wen's current visit is the first visit by a Chinese
premier to a South Pacific island country.
During his visit here, Premier Wen met with Fijian President
Josefa Iloilo and held talks with his Fijian counterpart Laisenia
Qarase on bilateral ties.
On Wednesday morning, Premier Wen delivered a keynote speech
titled "Win-win Cooperation for Common Development" at the opening
of the First Ministerial Conference of the China-Pacific Island
Countries Economic Development and Cooperation Forum.
Fiji is the second leg of Premier Wen's four-nation Asia-Pacific
tour which has taken him to Australia and will take him to New
Zealand and Cambodia.
(Xinhua News Agency April 5, 2006)
