19 Aug 2010

Bahrain and Fiji to establish formal diplomatic relations

11:40 am on 19 August 2010

The Kingdom of Bahrain has agreed to establish formal diplomatic relations with Fiji.

A Joint Communiqué will be signed between the Foreign Ministers of the two countries in September.

Earlier this year, Fiji decided a major shift in its Foreign Policy to join the Non Align Movement.

Following this pronouncement, Cabinet decided that Fiji commence establishing formal diplomatic relation with all countries and states it has yet to formalize diplomatic relations with.