Hon. Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama led bilateral talks with the President of the People's Republic of China, H.E. Xi Jinping at Nadi this morning.

During the bilateral talks, H.E. President Xi congratulated the Fijian Prime Minister on the success of the 2014 Fijian elections. He also commended the Government on achievements in nation building and economic and social developemnt in recent years.

At the United Nations Security Council open debate on Women, Peace and Security in New Yok today, the provision of freedom from unfair discrimination based on sex or gender that it is enshrined in Fiji's 2013 Constitution was extolled. Fiji's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Peter Thomson, told the Security Council that Fiji was committed to increasing women's participation in decision-making and in political, social and economic processes at all levels.

The Republic of The Gambia and the Republic of Fiji formalized diplomatic relations at a ceremony at the Permanent Mission of Fiji to the United Nations in New York on 24 October, 2014. The Permanent Representative of The Gambia to the United Nations, Ambassador MamadouTangaraand his Fiji counterpart, Ambassador Peter Thomson, signed a joint communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between the two States.