Articles Tagged: sanctions

New Zealand, Australia Stand Firm On Fiji Sanctions July 16th, 2008 by travels (Fiji Times) New Zealand reiterated that sanctions against Fiji following the 2006 coup will remain until there are signs that the country is moving towards a free and fair election, the Fiji Times reports. "Fiji?s coup leader Voreqe Bainimarama has done nothing to persuade New Zealand to lift sanctions, or to show that he is moving toward elections," said New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters. Pete

Fiji coup leader Voreqe Bainimarama has done nothing to persuade New Zealand to lift sanctions, or to show that he is moving toward elections, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says.

Prime Minister Helen Clark says diplomatic channels with Fiji are still open. Her comment follows a report by Gerald McGhie, chairman of the global anti-corruption group Transparency International, who called on New Zealand to reopen diplomatic channels with the Fiji interim Government.

Australian Denies Moves To Extend Fiji Sanctions March 5th, 2008 by travels (Radio Australia) The Australian government has denied reports that it wants to impose a boycott on Fiji?s national sports teams, reports Radio Australia. The Australian newspaper had quoted foreign affairs sources as saying that Australian prime minister, Kevin Rudd, is worried Fiji?s interim prime minister and coup leader, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, will not meet his committment to holding elections in early 2