Friday, 7 February, 2014 - 18:56

The Government of Nauru rejects statements by Jan Logie of the New Zealand Green party as reported in the media today, and calls on her to unreservedly apologise to the people of Nauru.

Ill-informed and inflammatory comments like this against the government of an independent, foreign nation by a political party are diplomatically irresponsible and unacceptable, and are insulting to the people of Nauru who democratically elected our Government.

Nauru is not in "chaos", there are no constitutional issues and the rule of law is operating and respected. Those making claims to the contrary are fuelled by self-interest, are pushing their own agendas and should not be taken seriously.

Ms Logie and her party are promoting a culture of international bullying, arrogance and racism by attempting to interfere in the sovereign right of Nauru to determine who we appoint to key roles in our country.

The democratically elected government is calmly going about the business of governing in a manner that is best for the people of Nauru. We are a reformist government with a mandate to put an end to the corruption and cronyism that has been allowed to flourish in our country for too long.

We expect an open apology to the Government and people of Nauru by the New Zealand Green Party for spreading lies about our nation.