Fiji Government spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Neumi Leweni on Wednesday confirmed the cancellation of the annual church conference, planned for the end of August.
He says if the conference covers political issues it would be a clear breach of Fiji’s Public Emergency Regulations.
Ro Teimumu Kepa, whose village was to play host to the conference, had urged that the meeting proceed as planned.
Fiji’s interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama told Fiji Live he believed the media was blowing the issue out of proportion.
“I don’t know why they’re making a big deal out of this because the government and the military have said no and that’s where the matter should rest,” he said.
“I think it’s the press people that are making a big deal out of this.”
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