Fiji's Interim Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum said Thursday the timetable for the country to return to democratic rule is yet to be finalized.
At a meeting of the Fiji-Pacific Island Forum Joint Working Group in Suva on Thursday, Khaiyum said that the timetable would depend upon the progress of the electoral reform process over the next few months, according to the Suva-based Pacnews regional news agency.
Khaiyum briefed the Working Group on the proposed electoral reforms and discussed the relationship between the People's Charter process, the proposed electoral reform process and the agreed election timing of March 2009.
He advised that the proposed forum to discuss electoral reform was an attempt to ensure inclusive political dialogue with the major political leaders and parties in Fiji.
"The Working Group reiterated its support for inclusive and meaningful political dialogue, emphasizing the importance of such dialogue allowing for truly independent discussion without preconditions or preconceived outcomes," said a statement issued by the Working Group.
The Working Group also noted that the interim government's present position represented a modification of Fiji's commitments to Forum Leaders and Foreign Ministers to conduct elections by March 2009, and that the Forum's response to such a change would require further consideration by Forum members at the political level.
Source:Xinhua
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