Fiji–United Kingdom relations
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Fiji and the United Kingdom established diplomatic relations on 10 October 1970.{{cite web|author=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Fiji|date=6 June 2016|title=Formal Diplomatic Relations List |url=http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj/images/FDR_LIST_version_of_6_June_2016.pdf|work=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Fiji|access-date=5 August 2024|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827171052/http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj/images/FDR_LIST_version_of_6_June_2016.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2019 }}
Both countries share common membership of the Commonwealth, the International Criminal Court, and the World Trade Organization, as well as the Pacific States–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement.{{cite web|last=Partington|first=Richard|date=14 March 2019|title=UK signs post-Brexit trade deal with Fiji and Papua New Guinea|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/14/uk-signs-post-brexit-trade-deal-with-fiji-and-papua-new-guinea|website=The Guardian|access-date=6 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315041527/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/14/uk-signs-post-brexit-trade-deal-with-fiji-and-papua-new-guinea|archive-date=15 March 2019|url-status=live}} Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Taxation Convention.{{cite web|author=HM Revenue and Customs|date=
19 October 2008|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-suva|title=Fiji: tax treaties|website=GOV.UK|access-date=4 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328113608/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fiji-tax-treaties|archive-date=28 March 2019|url-status=live}}
History
The UK governed Fiji from 1874 until 1970, when Fiji achieved full independence.
Economic relations
From 28 July 2014 until 30 December 2020, trade between Fiji and the UK was governed by the Pacific States–European Union Interim Partnership Agreement, while the United Kingdom was a member of the European Union.{{cite web|title=EU - Pacific States|website=World Trade Organization|url=https://rtais.wto.org/UI/PublicShowRTAIDCard.aspx?rtaid=759&lang=1&redirect=1|access-date=4 March 2025}}
Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the UK and Fiji signed the Pacific States–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement on 14 March 2019. The Pacific States–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement is a continuity trade agreement, based on the EU free trade agreement, which entered into force on 1 January 2021.{{cite web|author=Department for International Trade|title=UK and Pacific Islands sign trade continuity agreement|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-pacific-islands-sign-trade-continuity-agreement|date=14 March 2019|website=GOV.UK|access-date=6 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315020752/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-pacific-islands-sign-trade-continuity-agreement|archive-date=15 March 2019|url-status=live}} Trade value between Pacific States and the United Kingdom was worth £286 million in 2022.{{cite web|author=Department for International Trade|url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-trade-agreements-in-effect|title=UK trade agreements in effect|access-date=9 February 2024|date=3 November 2022|website=GOV.UK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117122720/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-trade-agreements-in-effect|archive-date=17 January 2024}}
Diplomatic missions
- Fiji maintains a high commission in London.{{cite web|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj/fiji-high-commission-london-united-kingdom/|title=Fiji High Commission in London|website=Fiji High Commission in London - United Kingdom|access-date=4 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124125519/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj/fiji-high-commission-london-united-kingdom/|archive-date=24 January 2025|url-status=live}}
- The United Kingdom is accredited to Fiji through its high commission in Suva.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-suva|title=British High Commission Suva|website=GOV.UK|access-date=5 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520101359/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-suva|archive-date=20 May 2024|url-status=live}}
See also
References
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