New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully said the amendments to be made to Fiji's draft constitution is a major step backwards.
In a joint address by the President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau and Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama last night, they announced that the Draft Fiji Constitution will be amended by the Governments legal team as it is backward focused.
However McCully told Radio New Zealand that it is a backwards step of some proportions and that it is not going to be a simple straight line towards elections and international credibility as there were always going to be steps forward and steps backward.
McCully said New Zealand will however continue to help ensure there are fair and democratic elections next year, rather than walking away.
Story by: Sofaia Koroitanoa
