US rescinds ban on military sales to Fiji
A BAN on sales of military equipment to Fiji has been rescinded by the United States in the wake of democratic elections last year.
THE United States has rescinded a ban on sales of military equipment to Fiji.
AN announcement on Friday in the Federal Register said the shift in defence trade policy is in response to credible, democratic elections in the South Pacific nation last September. The US had restricted its assistance following a military coup in 2006.
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