Wellington, June 1 NZPA - Fijian coup leader Commodore Frank Bainimarama questions why New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully and his Australian counterpart want to visit Fiji in the next few weeks.

Cdre Bainimarama today told the Fijivillage website that the two ministers had already announced to the world that the situation in Fiji had worsened, and he questioned whether they had any "good intent".

The Pacific Forum suspended Fiji's membership last year but has kept its secretariat in Suva.

The forum's "ministerial contact group" met in Auckland yesterday and members later said Fiji's political situation was worsening.

"Things have got worse in Fiji rather than better," Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith said in Auckland.

Cdre Bainimarama, who seized power in 2006, reneged on a promise to restore democracy before 2014, but Mr McCully hinted at the possibility Fiji may not even hold elections by then.

Sanctions imposed by Canberra and Wellington were suspended so Fiji's military-appointed Foreign Affairs Minister, Inoke Kubuobola, could visit Auckland to brief the group, and Tongan Prime Minister Feleti Sevele later said Mr Kubuobola told them Fiji would retain its martial law and its planned media decrees.

Dr Sevele said the regime was concerned there were elements trying to destabilise the nation, but Mr Kubuobola did not say who was destabilising Fiji.

Mr McCully said Mr Kubuobola gave a detailed report on economic developments and reform proposals.

"There were some shortcomings in his report that were not new ones."

Mr McCully said there would be no easing of sanctions, which included a ban on entry by members of the regime and their families and members of the military forces.

"There is no good news on the horizon . . . Obviously there aren't going to be elections before 2014 and there are reports it will not be then."

Sanctions would only be lifted if Fiji modified its approach.

Mr Smith said the contact group would go to Suva next month, for the third time, to talk to all sides as part of its efforts to encourage a return to democracy.