Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has assured the European Commission of the government's commitment to upholding the rule of law, the strengthening of the judiciary, respect for human rights and democratic principles.

Commodore Bainimarama briefed the European Commission senior officials in Brussels on the government's programs on institutional, judicial, constitutional and electoral reforms.

He said government's commitment is evident in the decreeing of new legislations and the resurrection by decree of those essential elements of the abrogated constitution dealing with such matters.

A government statement said the European Commission acknowledges the immense spectrum of work to be undertaken by the government in the areas of reforms and looks forward to the resumption of the consultation process to discuss and identify where and how it can constructively engage in the reform agenda in the next 5 years.

The government believes that this informal meeting can now be taken to another level leading to the resumption of formal consultations, an objective of which is to review the agreement signed in October 2007 between the EU and Fiji on the political situation in Fiji.

Commodore Bainimarama, Foreign Affairs Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs Solo Mara, and Fiji's Ambassador to the EU Peceli Vocea met with the European Commission's Director General for Development, Stefano Manservisi and his senior advisors.