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Senior RFMF officers discuss military cooperation beyond the COVID-19 with other foreign military representatives

Senior RFMF officers discuss military cooperation beyond the COVID-19 with other foreign military representatives

By Shanil Singh
06/05/2020
Military Cooperation beyond COVID-19 [Photo: New Zealand High Commission Suva]

Senior officers of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces met with foreign defence attache’s and other foreign military representatives to discuss military cooperation beyond the COVID-19 crisis.

In attendance were the defence attaché’s from Australia, Canada, Indonesia, New Zealand, UK, United States and representatives from Japan.

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The Dean of the Attachè Corps, Lieutenant Colonel Josh Wineera says that battle against COVID-19 continue but they also need to think about the security environment beyond that and how the defence partners in Fiji can assist the RFMF to build its future capabilities.

Wineera adds each of the nations represented at this forum bring a collective mass of engagement programmes such as individual training opportunities, collective training as well as supplying military equipment.

The one-day forum saw the RFMF senior officers present the priorities for military engagement and the foreign representatives outline the programmes and activities for each of their countries.

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