What is the Relationship between UK and Fiji?

Answer 1

There is no relationship between the Fijian government and United Kingdom. Fiji gained Independence from Britain in October 10, 1970. In the year 2006, the Fiji Military entered the Parliament Buidlings in Nasese and interrupt the House of Representative in their meetings. Frank Bainimarama swept the democratically elected government aside and crown himself as Fijis PM.

Fiji got kicked out of the Commonwealth of Nations. and there is no ties or whatsoever betwen Fiji & the UK.

Answer 2

Fiji has traditionally had close relations and a leadership role among the Pacific Islands countries, based on its transportation, education, economic and international missions and organization hub role. Currently, a number of countries including Australia, New Zealand and the United States have placed targeted sanctions on the interim government. Fiji has pursued closer relations with a number of Asian countries, including the People's Republic of China (PRC), Malaysia, Indonesia and India, as part of a "look north" international policy which was introduced by Mr. Laisenia Qarase. Fiji joined the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in 2010 and established new diplomatic missions in South Africa and Brazil in 2011.

Fiji relationship with:

1. USA: Relations between the elected government of Fiji and the United States have traditionally been excellent. The two countries share a multi-etinic heritage and an outlook on Pacific Islands regional issues and often align on major UN voting questions. The United States has limited its relationship with the interim government established by the illegal December 5, 2006 coup. Fiji maintains an embassy in Washington, DC and trade office in Los Angeles, as well as a Permanent Mission in New York at the United Nations. The three pillars of U.S. policy toward Fiji under the coup government are: upholding U.S. law-based sanctions, protecting and promoting U.S. interests in the region, and doing no harm to the people of Fiji. Although the United States provides relatively little direct bilateral development assistance, it contributes through its membership in multilateral agencies such as the Asian Development Bank and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. Small U.S. grants contribute to civil society, journalism, environmental protection, and anti human-trafficking efforts. Non-military law enforcement cooperation assists port security, rule of law professionalism, intellectual property rights, and disaster preparedness and response. The U.S. Peace Corps, temporarily withdrawn from Fiji in 1998, resumed its program in Fiji in late 2003. The United States consistently called publicly and in private for lifting the Public Emergency Regulations, and cautiously welcomed their January 2012 removal while looking for human rights safeguards to be upheld. The United States, in concert with allies, is prepared to assist credible, open, and transparent constitutional dialogue and to provide technical assistance with preparations for a free and fair electoral process.
2. China: Fiji established diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level with China on November 5, 1975. In the next year, China established embassy and accredit ambassador. From 1982, the Fijian ambassador to Japan also accredit to China. The Bilateral relations between China and Fiji get along swimmingly.
   
   When relations were first established, Fiji had no exports to China, and the volume of Chinese exports to Fiji amounted to just €1.6 million. In 2002, Chinese exports -consisting mainly in textiles, light industrial products and mechanical and electrical products- amounted to €21 million, while its imports from Fiji -mainly raw sugar, saw log and synthetics- amounted to €0.97 million. The two countries signed an agreement on trade cooperation in 1997, and an agreement on economic and technical cooperation in 2001.