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)