Fiji, Oct. 6 -- Fiji and Australia have reaffirmed their growing security partnership, committing to deeper defence cooperation and new treaty negotiations under their elevated Vuvale Partnership.

Fiji's Minister for Defence and Veterans' Affairs Pio Tikoduadua and Australia's deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles met in Suva last Friday for the annual Fiji-Australia Defence Ministers' Meeting, highlighting the close alignment between the two nations.

"Deep and enduring people-to-people links are integral to the success of our defence cooperation," the ministers said in a joint statement. "Within our renewed and elevated Vuvale Partnership, we welcome the agreement by our Prime Ministers to commence negotiations to e...