The Fijian Government is working closely with the United Nations for the release of the 43 Fijian peacekeepers who have been detained by an armed group in Syria.
The latest information we have is that they are safe and I can say now that the negotiations for their release have already begun. I want to assure the families of the soldiers we are doing everything possible to secure their safe return.
These men are peacekeepers, not combatants in the Syrian conflict, and there is no need for them to be detained.
The Republic of Iraq and the Republic of Fiji formalized diplomatic relations at a ceremony at the Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations in New York on 12 August, 2014. The Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations, Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim and his Fiji counterpart, Ambassador Peter Thomson, signed a joint communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between the two States.
The Principality of Liechtenstein and the Republic of Fiji formalised diplomatic relations at a ceremony at the Permanent Mission of Fiji to the United Nations in New York on 30July, 2014. The Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the United Nations, AmbassadorChristian Wenaweserand his Fijian counterpart, Ambassador Peter Thomson, signed a joint communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between the two States.
