Wellington, Nov 23 NZPA - Prime Minister John Key heads to Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (Chogm).

Mr Key said at a press conference today he expected climate change, global economic recession and Fiji's suspension to be on the 2009 Chogm agenda.

The meeting takes place from November 27 to 29 in Port of Spain as the Commonwealth celebrates its 60th anniversary.

" The Commonwealth remains one of the most important multilateral organisations on the world stage," Mr Key said.

"This meeting is an important opportunity to take stock of the Commonwealth's achievements over the past 60 years and to discuss ways to ensure its continued relevance in the 21st century."

Mr Key will be the first leader to have a meeting with Queen Elizabeth at Chogm this week.

"I think I am the first leader seeing the Queen, and I am doing the toast for the Queen as well," Mr Key said on TVNZ's Breakfast program this morning.

"I must be the teacher's pet. I think it was something to do with bringing back the knighthoods."

Titular honours were abolished by the Labour-led government in 1999, but Mr Key reinstated them.

A spokeswoman for Mr Key said he was invited to make the toast at the Friday dinner hosted by the Queen -- it is an honour given to the most recently elected country leader.

Mr Key met the Queen on a visit to Britain a year ago.

The Prime Minister will also have bilateral meetings with a number of commonwealth leaders.

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