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Bainimarama ousted Fiji's elected government in a December 2006 coup. New Zealand, along with Australia, has been heading international pressure on Bainimarama to return the ...

Tensions between Fiji and New Zealand boiled over Tuesday when both countries kicked out each other?s chief diplomats. In a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Fiji?s Attorney General announced that ambassador Caroline McDonald would be expelled not because New Zealand refused to grant visas to three family members of senior officials in Fiji?s government who came to power in a December 2006 coup. Instead, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum reasoned McDonald?s ?actions over the past year that have been cont

Adsense Code] Tensions between Fiji and New Zealand boiled over Tuesday when both countries kicked out each other?s chief diplomats. In a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Fiji?s Attorney General announced that ambassador Caroline McDonald would be expelled not because New Zealand refused to grant visas to three family members of senior officials in Fiji?s government who came to power in a December 2006 coup. Instead, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum reasoned McDonald?s

Adsense Code] Tensions between Fiji and New Zealand boiled over Tuesday when both countries kicked out each other’s chief diplomats. In a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Fiji’s Attorney General announced that ambassador Caroline McDonald would be expelled not because New Zealand refused to grant visas to three family members of senior officials in Fiji’s government who came to power in a December 2006 coup. Instead, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum reasoned McDonald’s

Tensions between Fiji and New Zealand boiled over Tuesday when both countries kicked out each other’s chief diplomats. In a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Fiji’s Attorney General announced that ambassador Caroline McDonald would be expelled not because New Zealand refused to grant visas to three family members of senior officials in Fiji’s government who came to power in a December 2006 coup. Instead, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum reasoned McDonald’s “actions over the past year that have been cont

New Zealand's foreign minister said Tuesday that his country and Fiji's military regime have expelled each other's top diplomats in a rapidly deepening rift.

New Zealand's foreign minister said Tuesday that his country and Fiji's military regime have expelled each other's top diplomats in a rapidly deepening rift.

New Zealand's foreign minister said Tuesday that his country and Fiji's military regime have expelled each other's top diplomats in a rapidly deepening rift.

New Zealand has retaliated against Fiji for expelling its acting high commissioner by sending the Fijian high commissioner home, it’s been reported. NZ’s TV3 reported on Tuesday that Fiji’s high comm

Bloggers from Fiji and New Zealand are discussing an ongoing diplomatic row between their governments that intensified when New Zealand refused to grant visas to three family members of senior officials in Fiji's government who came to power in a coup in December 2006. When the son of a secretary who works for Fiji?s president was denied a visa to return to university in New Zealand this November, rumors started flying that Fiji was preparing to expel New Zealand?s High Commissioner. If that h

New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully said on Wednesday that he has received a letter from Fiji interim government Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama, but no action has been taken so far against New Zealand acting high commissioner in Suva Caroline McDonald. Bainimarama last week threatened to expel McDonald unless a visa was granted to a Fijian student who is the son of a senior ...

New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully today spoke with Fiji's interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama on phone amid speculation that the Fiji interim government is about to expel New Zealand's acting high commissioner in Suva Caroline McDonald over Wellington's visa policies and travel bans.

New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully on Tuesday spoke with Fiji's interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama on phone amid speculation that the Fiji interim government is about to expel New Zealand's acting high commissioner in Suva Caroline McDonald over Wellington's visa policies and travel bans. McCully has declined comment about the discussions, but the New Zealand government ...

Wellington, Dec 16: New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully Tuesday spoke to Fiji's interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama on the phone over a diplomatic crisis arising out of Wellington's visa policy and travel ban on Fijians to New Zealand.