The New Zealand Government is encouraged by Fiji's progress towards elections in 2014 and will send independent monitors if asked.
Foreign Minister Murray McCully told 3News NZ after meeting Foreign Ministers from Australia and Papua New Guinea in Brunei yesterday, that they had discussed co ordinating their support for Fiji's elections.
McCully said they have seen some progress in recent months following a satisfactory period towards the end of last year and are pleased to see the registration of political parties and the clear preparation of the machinery of the elections.
McCully said New Zealand will send independent monitors to Fiji if it is invited to do so.
McCully's meeting was on the sidelines of an Association of South East Asian Nations conference.
Story by: Sofaia Koroitanoa
