PM Rabuka Gives Remarks at The Ceremony For The Handover of 14 Protected Mobility Vehicles by The Australian Government

“It is through partnerships like the one we are recognizing today with Australia that we will achieve a safe, secure, and prosperous Fiji and a safe and prosperous region for all.”

This message was shared by Prime Minister Hon. Sitiveni Rabuka while officiating at the handover of the 14 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles at the Blackrock Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief Camp in Nadi today.

The Prime Minister shared that this was done under the Vuvale Partnership between Fiji and Australia which will significantly strengthen the enduring and robust relations in defense and security.

He stressed that it represents the deep bonds shared between Fiji and Australia and the partnership recognizes respect for each country.

“The Prime Minister of Australia Hon. Albanese and I signed the renewed and updated Vuvale Partnership on 20th October 2023.”

“The renewed Vuvale Partnership elevates our shared commitment to tackling climate change and strengthening our economic and trade partnership.”

“Peace and security are fundamental for sustainable development. Fiji will continue to uphold global peace and security as we have done for the last four and a half decades.”

“With these 14 Bushmasters, we have significantly bolstered our capacity to contribute to global peace and security.”

“The Bushmasters will help ensure the safety of our peacekeepers and enable them to continue their valuable contributions to world peace.”

“These Bushmasters ensure we meet UN deployment requirements and will prepare a new Fijian deployable UN Standby Company, here at RFMF Headquarters Joint Task Force Command at Blackrock Camp.”

“This will ensure Fiji is ready for international and regional peacekeeping missions now and in the future.” “The Bushmasters will support peacekeeping training for our security forces and can be utilised for international and regional peacekeeping missions.”

Prime Minister Rabuka also emphasized the importance of dealing with the severe effects of climate change and shared that it will continue to impact the Pacific national and regional security, in complex ways. He emphasized that the Pacific should work together as a region to find avenues for collective action such as these.

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