PACIFIC: Fiji vows to hold democratic elections

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Updated October 17, 2007 20:56:31

Fiji has made a commitment to hold democratic elections by March 2009. Coup leader Frank Bainimarama made the pledge at the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga. And it's been enthusiastically welcomed by Pacific leaders, who say they will work to ensure he keeps his promise.

Presenter: Pacific correspondent Campbell Cooney
Speakers: Feleti Sevele, Forum Chairman & Tongan Prime Minister; Helen Clark, New Zealand Prime Minister; Aiyez Sayed-Kayum, Fiji's interim Attorney General

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