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UN willing to help mediate inclusive dialogue in Fiji
AFP - Thursday, December 25
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - - The United Nations said Wednesday it has agreed to work with the Commonwealth in mediating a political dialogue in military-ruled Fiji to pave the way for a return to democracy.
"The Secretary General has written to the interim government of Fiji to accept its request for the United Nations to work jointly with the Commonwealth in mediating a political dialogue aimed at reaching an agreement on the timing and modalities of a parliamentary election to return Fiji to full democracy," a UN statement noted.
The statement said the move followed a recent mission to Fiji by a team of the UN department of political affairs which met with key political actors and found "a widely-shared willingness to engage as soon as possible in a dialogue to be mediated by the United Nations and the Commonwealth."
It said that the world body, in close coordination with the Commonwealth Secretariat, "plans to move as quickly as possible to put in place the necessary mechanisms for a political dialogue that is independent, inclusive, time-bound, and without prejudice as to its outcome."
UN chief Ban Ki-moon however stressed that the main responsibility for "ensuring the country's early return to parliamentary democracy rests with the interim government."
Australia and New Zealand have been at the forefront of efforts to persuade Fiji's military leader Voreqe Bainimarama to restore democracy after he toppled the elected government in a bloodless coup in December 2006.
Bainimarama withdrew his earlier undertaking to hold elections by March, saying he first wanted to introduce a new electoral system in the South Pacific nation of 900,000 people.
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