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The bilateral relations between the Fiji and the United States have improved significantly since Fiji's elections in September 2014, which restored a democratically elected government to Fiji for the first time since 2006. The United States had opposed Fiji's unelected government, which came to power through a military coup in December 2006.
Country Formal Relations Began - Australia 10 October 1970 See Australia–Fiji relations. On 13 April 2005, Fiji's prime minister, Laisenia Qarase, rejected criticism from Australia and some other countries over the prosecution and imprisonment of two foreigners charged with committing homosexual acts, which were illegal in Fiji at the time, and said that other countries needed to respect ...
Fiji gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1970. As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Kingdom and Fiji conduct their diplomatic relations at governmental level, rather than between heads of state. Therefore, the countries exchange high commissioners, rather than ambassadors.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Fiji. The capital, Suva , hosts 24 embassies/high commissions and 4 other missions/representative offices. Map of diplomatic missions in Fiji
Fiji–United Kingdom relations (9 C, 3 P) Fiji–United States relations (7 C, 5 P) Fiji–Uruguay relations (1 C) V. Fiji–Vanuatu relations (4 C)
Location map. Politics portal; United States portal ... Pages in category "Fiji–United States relations" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
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Fiji and the United Kingdom have close ties, with Fiji being a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, although its membership was suspended in September 2009. [1] For several generations, Fijians have served in the British Army. They fought for the British against the Japanese in the Second World War, and later in Malaya, Borneo, Oman and Iraq. [2]