Acting Prime Minister Ratu Epeli Ganilau said he is yet to receive formal notification about the European Union's decision to extended its trade and aid sanctions against Fiji until the end of March 2010.

Ratu Epeli said Government will only comment once they receive the letter.

At a meeting in Brussels yesterday the EU reached the decision to extend the trade and aid sanctions against Fiji which means about $85 million in development aid will remain frozen as well as $300 million commitment of EU funds to restructure Fiji's sugar industry.

An EU statement said that the EU has decided to extend existing appropriate measures for Fiji and the decision has been conveyed to the Acting President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau in a letter yesterday.

The European Union stresses that Fiji now has a window of opportunity for a possible new political dialogue after the EU extended its trade and aid sanctions against Fiji until the end of March 2010 at a meeting in Brussels yesterday.

The letter states that if new consultations result in substantial commitments from Fiji, the EU is committed to an early, positive review of these appropriate measures.

The EU said if the situation in Fiji does not improve, then further losses of development funds for Fiji are set to continue.