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Article: New Zealand lifts travel ban on Fiji interim leader for Niue Forum summit
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- August 13, 2008
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New Zealand lifts travel ban on Fiji interim leader for Niue
Forum summit
WELLINGTON, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Fiji's interim Prime Minister
Frank Bainimarama and two of his senior ministers will be allowed to
travel through Auckland to Niue next week, despite a travel ban on
Fiji's interim government, the New Zealand Herald daily reported on
Wednesday.
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials said the ban
was lifted to allow Bainimarama to travel to Niue for the Pacific
Leaders' Forum.
Pacific Islands leaders wanted to hear Bainimarama's explanation
for backing away from his promise at the 2007 forum to hold
elections by March 2009.
New Zealand placed a ban on travel for members of ...