As the Pacific Forum Ministerial Contact Group wraps up its meetings this evening, Acting Prime Minister, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is concerned that Australian Foreign Minister, Bob Carr asked him on whether there will be seats reserved for the military in the next elections.
Sayed-Khaiyum said people like Carr need to be fully briefed on Fiji’s plans and the clear intention to scrap the race based electoral system and no more reserved seats.
Sayed-Khaiyum also said the lineup of people that the Contact Group met outside the government circle are not made up of a wide range of people.
He said the Contact Group only met with him for about 20 minutes this morning and they seemed to be in a rush, and also interrupted him during his briefing, saying that he needs to be brief as they had more questions.
The Acting Prime Minister also said it seems the Australian Foreign Minister had already made up his mind before coming to Fiji.
Story by: Vijay Narayan
