The Prime Minister's Office has today clarified that former senior Ministry of Education official Suliasi Lutubula is not the new High Commissioner to Malaysia.

The Prme Minister's Office said Lutubula had only been posted to be the Charge de Affairs of the Fiji High Commission in Malaysia.

The interim government stated that it is still awaiting feedback from Malaysia on the position of a substantive High Commissioner.

Land Force Commander Colonel Pita Driti was nominated for the position last year.

Meanwhile, interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama had also endorsed the appointment of Ratu Isoa Gavidi to be the new Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs International Cooperation and Civil Aviation on a contract basis.

Former Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs Ross Ligairi will assume the role of Fiji's Roving Ambassador to the Pacific Island countries. This position was formerly held by Ratu Finau Mara who was earlier nominated to take up the post of Fiji's Ambassador in the US.