Yet another official approach is expected to be made this week to the Australian High Commissioner to Fiji James Batley to upgrade the status of Fiji's Acting High Commissioner to Australia.
Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said it is about time that Kamlesh Arya becomes a full High Commissioner in Canberra.
There is confirmation the Fiji government had formally requested to the Australian government to upgrade the status of the Acting Fiji High Commissioner in Canberra, in February this year.
Fijivillage has received information that a request was also made by Fiji's Acting High Commissioner to Australia Kamlesh Arya soon after he went to Canberra in August last year.
However, the decision to upgrade his status is yet to be made.
Bainimarama said he is fully confident that Fiji's request will be approved this time.
Meanwhile, the Australian High Commission in Fiji has said in a statement that it has not received any official word that their High Commission may be downgraded if the Fiji High Commission is not upgraded in Canberra.
The spokesperson said in a statement that the current Acting High Commissioner arrangements at the Fiji High Commission in Canberra were put in place in August 2008 at Fiji's request.
The statement said the Fiji government has since asked through formal channels that Australia agree to the appointment of a High Commissioner.
It said this request is under consideration.
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