Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama calls on the developed countries to stop comparing them with Fiji as our country has just been independent for 37 years.
Commodore Bainimarama said our current constitution has just been in place for ten years and countries like the US should understand that having a true democracy takes time.
He also had a message for the US Secretary of State Condeleeza Rice who had criticised the Fiji military when Interim Public Service Minister Poseci Bune attended a conference in Washington DC earlier this year.
The Interim Prime Minister has also stressed that it will take a long journey to have a truly democratic, united and free nation.
Meanwhile, a three member US congressional team is currently in the country on a fact finding mission on how the US can assist Fiji in returning to democratic rule.
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Don’t Compare Us to You – Interim PM to Developed Nations
