Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama on behalf of the Fijian people has sent a message of sympathy to the British Prime Minister in the wake of the terrorist attack in Manchester.
Bainimarama says to target innocent young people attending a concert is an especially terrible crime.
He says the thoughts and prayers of every Fijian are with the families of the victims and those who have been injured.
Bainimarama says that this attack in the middle of the election campaign is also an assault on democracy and Fiji stands with Britain in complete solidarity in the defence of our democratic ideals and our determination not to be cowered by terrorism.
He says it is a matter of profound regret that this is the second time this year that he has sent the British Prime Minister such a message after the attack on the Houses of Parliament in March.
He says that Fiji stands shoulder to shoulder with the United Kingdom in our determination to defeat the terrorist threat.
