Representatives of the United States Government, including those at the US Embassy in Suva, are open to discussions with appropriate interim government officials on the situation in Fiji and efforts to restore democracy and the rule of law, however, the US states that they would have to review any Interim Government proposals for a formal mechanism for talks.

In a statement released, the US State Department, Washington DC said they would do so in the context of their principled position to limit normal diplomatic engagement with Fiji until a democratically elected government is restored.

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Glyn Davies met with Interim Finance Minister Mahendra Chaudhry earlier this week where the US Government maintained its stance that Fiji needs to follow up on their election commitment and work with the Pacific Islands Forum to establish and then implement a credible roadmap to elections that would be open to all parties and individuals.

Davies noted that the United States has always been a friend of Fiji and wants relations to improve.