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Defense Cooperation With Fiji Back On Track After 9 Years

January 30 2015

New Zealand

The New Zealand government has decided to resume defense cooperation with Fiji, reports the New Zealand Ministry of Defense.

The Cabinet lifted several measures that had been in place since a coup in 2006.

"Removing these last constraints allows the defense force to rebuild co-operation and engagement with its Fijian counterparts," Defense Minister Gerry Brownlee said on Thursday.

The decision to pull the remaining sanctions took place after Fiji's elections in September,...

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