The Fiji government has handed the official letter of expulsion to Acting Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, Sarah Roberts.
The Australian High Commission is yet to comment however the ABC News reports that the letter has been received by Roberts.
Roberts is expected to leave the country within 24 hours after she was declared persona non-grata by Fiji late last night.
She is the second Australian diplomat to be expelled.
Speaking from Korea, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said the action had to be taken and he said he knows that this will not result in any improvement to the relationship between Australia and Fiji.
Meanwhile Australian Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith confirmed that Australia will not retaliate and will not cut off diplomatic ties with Fiji.
Fiji's Foreign Affairs Minister, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola said most of the non-MSG member countries had already accepted the invitation to attend.
He said Australia has no business in the MSG Leaders Summit but has continued to discourage MSG member states from attending the meeting in Fiji.
Kubuabola said this is evident in the increase in aid from Australia in its 2010 and 2011 budget to the Pacific.
He said the special aid from Australia will see the Vanuatu government receive 66.4 million dollars, the highest ever in the country's aid from Australia.
Story by: Vijay Narayan
Sarah Roberts told to leave
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