The United States says the Fiji interim prime minister's pledge to hold elections by March 2009 made at the Tonga Forum is a step in the right direction.
But in a statement, the US State Department says certain American assistance to Fiji will remain suspended under US law until a democratically elected government is in place.
The statement says the US will continue to work closely with the Pacific Forum and its member states in support of a return to democracy in Fiji as soon as possible.
The US has called on the interim administration to work with the Pacific Forum to produce a credible roadmap to elections as soon as possible.
