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Burundi, Fiji Landlocked African

Written by IWK Bureau | Mar 26, 2015 4:51:27 PM

Fiji and the Republic of Burundi formalised diplomatic relations at a ceremony at the Permanent Mission of Fiji to the United Nations in New York.

Burundi’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Hermenegilde Niyonzima, and his Fijian counterpart, Ambassador Peter Thomson, signed a joint communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between the two States.

The communiqué conveys the agreement of both States for their diplomatic relations to be guided by the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations and international law, particularly on equality among States, respect for national sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, non-interference in the internal affairs of other States and respect for international treaties.

The communiqué expresses the desire of both States to promote and strengthen bonds of friendship and co-operation between their two countries in political, economic, cultural, humanitarian and other fields.

Following the formalisation ceremony, Ambassadors Niyonzima and Thomson held talks on areas of common interest and potential areas of co-operation at the United Nations.