(UPDATE) SYDNEY, Australia — The United States and Fiji have started work on a key agreement that could see American troops ramp up their presence in the Pacific nation, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday.
SYDNEY, Australia — The United States and Fiji have started work on a key agreement that could see American troops ramp up their presence in the Pacific nation, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday.Austin is the first sitting Pentagon chief to set foot in Fiji , a visit that caps a whirlwind Asia-Pacific tour through Australia, the Philippines and Laos.
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin attends a welcoming ceremony at Black Rock Camp upon his arrival in Nadi town, Fiji, on Nov. 22, 2024. Austin said negotiations had started on a bilateral 'status of forces' agreement with Fiji, a legal instrument setting the rules for military personnel working in a foreign country.The agreement would pave the way for 'increased exercises' and 'military-to-military engagements,' he added.'The will enable us to deploy and redeploy forces in support of Fiji. And help us train with the Fijians on a more routine basis,' the defense secretary said.
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