New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully said on Wednesday that there was nothing other countries can do to force Fiji back to democracy. Fiji was suspended at midnight on Tuesday from the Commonwealth after failing to meet conditions -- including resuming a dialogue with opposition groups and holding early elections, Radio New Zealand reported on Wednesday. McCully was a member of the Commonwealth Action Group in London that set Tuesday's deadline. He told Radio New Zealand on Wednesday that democracy, the rule of law and human rights were 'the glue that holds the Commonwealth together' , and Fiji had been given plenty of warning that it had to show some respect for those principles. The government of Fiji was warned in July that it faced full suspension if it did not commit to elections by September 1. Fiji's military leader Frank Bainimarama, who overthrew the elected government in a December 2006 coup, has said he intended to hold elections by September 2014. Commonwealth deputy secretary-general Masire Mwanbe told media that Fiji will not be able to participate in intergovernmental meetings at a head of government or ministerial level. Technical assistance to Fiji will be suspended and it won't be allowed to participate in the Commonwealth Games. However, McCully said that New Zealand would not be imposing new sanctions. 'We've simply taken the view that the rest of the international community have fallen broadly into line, we don't see any reason for new initiatives to take place at this stage,' he told Radio New Zealand. Former New Zealand Governor General Sir Paul Reeves will visit Fiji next week as a special representative of the Commonwealth. McCully said he hopes Paul will be able to persuade Fiji towards speedy democracy. 