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Call for democracy in Fiji

PORT VILA (Vanuatu): Foreign Ministers from South Pacific nations on Friday told Fiji's military regime to speed plans to restore democracy to the island after a fourth coup in 20 years, by calling elections within two years.

At a special meeting in Vanuatu, ministers from the 16-member South Pacific Forum endorsed a report condemning last year's putsch. — AP

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