FIJI NEWS – Australia and NZ restore diplomacy as Fiji gallops for elections

Australia, New Zealand restore diplomacy with Fiji
Boston.com
Australia and New Zealand say they will again station top diplomats known as high commissioners inFiji and will ease travel restrictions on Fijians associated with the regime. Fiji will reciprocate by placing top diplomats in New Zealand and Australia.
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South Korea’s Kim survives scare from Fiji’s Elder to stay alive in Olympic 
Washington Post
LONDON — Second-seeded Kim Bubmin of South Korea survived a scare from Fiji’s Robert Elder to remain alive in the men’s individual archery competition Tuesday. Elder needed a 10 on his final arrow to beat Kim, but he bobbled after drawing and had to 
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Fiji’s opposition cautiously welcomes decision to restore formal diplomatic relations
ABC Online
Yesterday, the Foreign Minister Bob Carr announced that the post of High Commissioner would be restored, partly in recognition of Fiji’s progress toward democracy. Timothy McDonald. Source: The World Today | Duration: 4min 13sec. Topics: foreign-affairs 
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Concerns raised about Australia’s ties with Fiji
Radio Australia
Reaction in Fiji to the partial relaxation of sanctions on the coup installed military government has been mixed. Pacific Beat spoke to Shamima Ali, a former Fiji Human Rights Commissioner and Attar Singh, general secretary of the Fiji Islands Confederation of 
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Fiji’s deposed PM Qarase faces jail term
Stuff.co.nz
Fiji’s last democratically elected prime minister, Laisenia Qarase, was today found guilty of multiple charges of corruption and will hear tomorrow whether he faces up to three year’s jail time. Qarase, 71, was overthrown by military commander Voreqe 
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Labour supports easing Fiji sanctions
Stuff.co.nz
Labour supports moves to ease sanctions against Fiji despite no major progress towards democracy in the troubled Pacific nation. Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully yesterday confirmed after a meeting with his Australian and Fijian counterparts that New 
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Australia, New Zealand restore diplomacy with Fiji
The Associated Press
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand and Australia have decided to restore full diplomatic ties with the island nation of Fiji. Relations between the three countries have been strained since Commodore Frank Bainimarama seized power in Fiji 
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Two steps forward for Fiji relations
The Interpreter
Now, just three months later, Fiji, Australia and New Zealand have reached a watershed agreement which will see not only the re-instatement of their respective top diplomats but also an agreement by Australia and New Zealand to consider softening travel 
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Australia and NZ restore full ties with Fiji
MWC News
Australia and New Zealand agreed to restore full diplomatic relations with military-run Fiji on Monday, which had been suspended since tit-for-tat expulsions of each other’s top envoys in 2009. “As a consequence of today’s meeting, all three sides agreed to 
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