Travel sanctions against Fiji are set to be lifted, Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully announced today.
The progress the Pacific Island nation had made in holding free and fair elections was cited as the main reason for the policy change, with the minister saying such progress "deserves recognition'' from the international community.
"As a consequence of these developments New Zealand will be ending all the remaining travel sanctions we have in place against Fiji,'' Mr McCully said.
"This is a continuation of our policy to support Fiji's return to democratic rule and reflects our close co-operation with Australia on matters relating to Fiji.''
The changes will end New Zealand's travel ban, and remove all remaining restrictions on New Zealand government departments working directly with their Fiji counterparts.
