NOTING RECENT CHANGES IN FIJI, SECRETARY-GENERAL REITERATES CALL

FOR IMMEDIATE REINSTATEMENT OF LEGITIMATE AUTHORITY

 

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Secretary-General has noted the recent changes in Fiji, by which President Iloilo has been restored and the leader of the military takeover, Commodore Bainimarama, has become Prime Minister.  The Secretary-General reiterates the previous call of the United Nations for the immediate reinstatement of the legitimate authority in Fiji and its return to constitutional rule and full democracy.

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