US 'deplores' Fiji's expulsion of NZealand, Australian envoys

Published: Wednesday November 4, 2009

The United States said Wednesday it "deplores" Fiji's decision to expel diplomats from New Zealand and Australia, saying the moves were "unjust."

"The United States deplores the decision by Fiji's de facto government to expel New Zealand's acting head of mission as well as Australia's high commissioner," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters.