ANZAC Day marked in Fiji, without the military and government
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Fiji's military and government representatives were not invited to the ANZAC Day commemoration in Fiji today. The day marks the anniversary of the allied landings at Gallipoli in Turkey, in which the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps fought, and is regarded as making the beginning of both country's sense of national identity. The event, hosted this year by the Australian High Commission in Suva, saw Fiji ex-servicemen and Australian and New Zealand diplomats participate in the annual dawn service. Both countries have imposed sanctions on the interim government, which was installed in a military coup led by interim prime minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama.
Bruce Hill
Speaker: President, Fiji Returned Soldiers and Ex-Servicemen's association; Colonel Matareti Sarasau
