Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Police cooperation between the Fiji Police Force and the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.
Cabinet based its decision on a submission by the acting Minister for Defence, National Security and Immigration, the Minister for Youth and Sports, Commander Viliame Naupoto.
The MOU provides a framework for cooperation and assistance through mutual support and benefits between the Fiji Police Force and the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.
The Minister said that the MOU primarily focuses on capacity building and knowledge sharing by way of exchange and secondment programmes along with sharing of best practices.
The Minister further said that the two Police institutions shall be required to establish Working Groups to implementing the details of the MOU.
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