The National Council for Building a Better Fiji (NCBBF) is expected to meet with the visiting Foreign Ministers Contact Group at 2pm at parliament this afternoon.

NCBBF spokesperson Filimoni Kau confirmed they are looking forward to this important meeting with the high powered delegation who are representatives of the Pacific Islands including New Zealand and Australia.

Meanwhile, the Forum Ministerial Contact Group is currently meeting with Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama, Interim Foreign Minister Ratu Epeli Nailatikau and Interim Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.

The Contact group consists of Foreign Affairs Minister of Australia Stephen Smith, his New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters, Samoan Prime Minister Sailele Tuila'epa, Tongan Prime Minister Doctor Feleti Sevele and Tuvalu Communications and Tourism Minister Taukelina Finikaso.

All arrived for the meeting at about 9:30 this morning.

Just before the meeting, the Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said he will question Fiji's Interim Government on plans to restore democracy when he meets the government delegation.

The Contact Group is visiting Fiji to ensure that the country is on track to have elections in March next year as promised by Bainimarama in the Pacific Islands Leaders Forum in Tonga in October last year.

Stephen Smith arrived in the country with Winston Peters last night and will leave for the Solomon Islands tomorrow evening.