Australia's new Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she would travel to Fiji on Thursday, a trip that will coincide with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's tour of eight Pacific Island countries including Fiji and Solomon Islands.
The surprise visit, Wong's first solo overseas trip after taking charge on Monday in a new government, will start hours after she returns to Australia on Wednesday from the Quad summit in Tokyo.
"The visit ... demonstrates the importance we place on our relationship with Fiji and on our Pacific engagement," Wong said in a statement on Wednesday.