Suva: President Droupadi Murmu was conferred with Fiji’s highest civilian award, the ‘Companion of the Order of Fiji’, on Tuesday. The President, who is on a two-day visit to Fiji, described the honour as “a reflection of the deep ties of friendship” between India and Fiji. This is the first visit by an Indian head of state to the archipelago nation.
“President Ratu Wiliame Maivalili Katonivere of Fiji conferred the Companion of the Order of Fiji upon President Droupadi Murmu. This is the highest civilian award of Fiji. President Murmu said that this honour is a reflection of the deep ties of friendship between India and Fiji,” the President’s Office said in a post on X.