Fiji fully suspended from Comonwealth

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SUVA: Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma announced on Wednesday that Fiji stands fully suspended from membership of the Commonwealth with immediate effect, China''s Xinhua news agency reported.

"This is an announcement I make with deep regret -- it is a step the Commonwealth is now obliged to take, and one that it takes in sorrow," he said in a statement.
"Since Fiji was suspended from the Councils of the Commonwealth following the military overthrow of civilian government in December 2006, sustained efforts have been made by the Commonwealth to engage the Interim Government, so as to promote a return to constitutional democracy, and to encourage a national dialogue aimed at tackling the underlying issues that led to this and past coups," he added.
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) last met on July 31, some two and three quarter years after the military overthrow.
At that meeting, CMAG urged the Fiji regime to reactivate immediately the President's Political Dialogue Forum (PPDF) process, facilitated by the Commonwealth and the United Nations, in a manner that was independent, inclusive, time-bound and without any pre-determined outcome, and that would lead to credible elections in the country by October 2010.
However, Fiji interim Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama''s government said they will have election in 2014 to allow their roadmap to be implemented.

The roadmap among other things means a new constitution as well as reforms to the civil service.
While many in Fiji believe this should be left to an elected government, Bainimarama is convinced they would see it through after positing his soldiers to critical positions in Fiji's government.
CMAG had sought a firm commitment from Fiji to these terms by no later than Sept 1, failing which it would be fully suspended.
"Although I received a letter from Commodore Bainimarama on Aug 21 reaffirming his commitment to the principles of the Commonwealth, his response did not meet the terms set out by CMAG on July 31, and I informed him of this in writing on Aug 24," he added.
The implications of the full suspension means representatives of the interim Government of Fiji will be excluded from participation at all inter-governmental Commonwealth meetings and nominees of the interim Government will not be able to take part in other inter-governmental Commonwealth activities.
Fiji will not be able to participate in Commonwealth sporting events and no Commonwealth technical assistance can be provided to Fiji, with the exception of assistance aimed at facilitating the restoration of democracy and while Fiji will remain a member of the Commonwealth, all emblematic representation of Fiji at the Commonwealth Secretariat, at Commonwealth meetings and all other official Commonwealth events will cease.
Also, contact at professional and non-governmental levels with Fiji counterparts will be left to the discretion of individual pan- Commonwealth organisations.
Sharma emphasized that the Commonwealth remained open to engaging with the Fiji interim Government towards the restoration of constitutional democracy in the country.