Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says that our borders are not only to be secured but we must also ensure that people adhere to international practices and international law.
He says this will ensure survival of individual economies and they will be able to minimise criminal activities, particularly illegal cross-border transactions.
He made these comments while officiating at the opening of the 18th World Customs Organization Asia/Pacific Regional Heads of Customs Administrations Conference at the Vale Ni Bose complex in Nasese this morning.
Sayed-Khaiyum says the agencies need to be better equipped with new technology to deal with legal and illegal cross-border transactions.
78 representatives from 24 countries from the Asia Pacific region are in Fiji to discuss major issues relating to border security and border management.
Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority CEO Visvanath Das says Fiji will put particular emphasis on illicit and legitimate flow of people and goods.
@FijiAG today opened the 18th World Customs Organisation Asia/Pacific Regional Head of Customs Administrations (RHCA) Conference. pic.twitter.com/Ru7lLjmNkU
— Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum (@FijiAG) March 14, 2017
