9 Jun 2014

Niue premier reiterates Forum stance on Fiji

11:43 am on 9 June 2014

Niue's Premier Toke Talagi says leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum would like to see Fiji back in.

The Forum suspended Fiji in 2009 after the regime reneged on an earlier promise to return the country to an elected government five years ago.

Mr Talagi says he doesn't know enough about Fiji's electoral system and the only information he has is what has been reported in media.

He says he isn't in a position to determine what is true.

Our position bilaterally is that we'd like Fiji to come back in to the Forum. Hold elections, democratic elections and come back in to the Forum. My view at the present moment is that we'll talk in the Forum. We'll get a report from the group that is tasked to work with the Fijian government on this and we'll make a decision.

The Premier of Niue, Toke Talagi.