The SDL party has welcomed the decision made by the Pacific Island Leaders Forum to issue an ultimatum to the Interim Government to nominate an election date by the 1st of May 2009, or face suspension from the Forum.
Party Leader Laisenia Qarase said that the decision could have been tougher however this ultimatum is realistic.
Meanwhile, Qarase said that the Interim Attorney General has made a mistake at the Forum by saying that there is no crisis in Fiji.
The Pacific Island Leaders Forum had decided that the interim government should nominate an election date by 1st May, 2009.
In the communique released after the special forum in Papua New Guinea, the Pacific leaders stress that elections should be held in Fiji by the end of December this year and the interim government should publicly declare the timeframe for election on 1st May this year.
The leaders considered that the timelines specified in these decisions are consistent with the position stated to the Forum leaders by the representative of the interim government on a timetable for the return to democracy. Based on this, Legend FM News is now trying to confirm whether Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum gave a timetable to the forum on the path to elections.
The forum has also agreed that targeted measures will be taken if the interim government does not adhere to the timeline set.
The measures will include the suspension of participation by the Leader, Ministers and officials of the interim government in all forum meetings and events and ineligibility of the interim government to benefit from Forum regional cooperation initiatives and new financial and technical assistance.
The Forum leaders have also called on the international community to support the measures outlined by taking complementary actions to encourage the prompt restoration of elected constitutional government in Fiji.
SDL Welcomes Decision By Leaders Forum
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