Nauru president on state visit to visit Australia

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is due to meet Baron Waqa during a visit to Australia by the Nauruan president.

Nauru President Baron Waqa will hold talks on renewable energy and immigration policy when he visits Australia later this week.

Mr Waqa will be the first Nauru president to visit Australia for more than two decades.

During the four-day visit, he'll meet Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and NSW Governor David Hurley in Sydney.

In Canberra, he'll tour the Mount Majura Solar Farm and discuss renewable energy with senior management, visit the Australian War Memorial to lay a wreath, and be officially welcomed at Government House by Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove.

The program will also include meetings with several senior ministers and opposition MPs and the Governor of Queensland Paul de Jersey.

First Lady Madam Louisa Waqa and senior officials will accompany the President on the four-day visit.

A Nauru government statement says the invitation by the Australian Government to President Waqa reflects the close relationship of the two nations over many years and the ongoing friendship and cooperation between Nauru and Australia.