Fiji interim PM wants Chand back in government
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Fiji's interim prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, says he wants his permanent secretary, Parmesh Chand, back in government.
Fijilive reports Mr Chand resigned on Wednesday over differences with Commodore Bainimarama regarding his duties.
Commodore Bainimarama denies the disagreement was over Mr Chand purportedly arranging for visiting Pacific ministers to meet other Fiji political figures.
But he agreed that he did not want the group to meet any people opposed to the interim government.
"That's true ... they are here to talk to us," he said.
"The last thing we want is have them confused with anti-government talk so yes I did not want them to meet others because they were the same sources they were getting their information from."
Commodore Bainimarama also denied suggestions that he had been approached previously on three previous occasions to have Mr Chand removed.
