SUVA, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Fiji and Malaysia have explored mutual cooperation in capacity building for police officers, the Fijian government said on Saturday.
Fijian Minister of Defense and National Security Ratu Inoke Kubuabola and Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs Ahmad Zahid Hamidi have discussed the constant and steady senior command training of Fijian police officers in Malaysia, and the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs will increase the current number of Fijian police officers to be trained in Malaysia from one to two officers a year, according to Fiji's Department of Information.
"The bilateral meeting also looked at the training of specialized police officers in the areas of forensic in disaster victim identification and toxicology," said Minister Kubuabola.
The two ministers have also discussed cracking-down drug smuggling in Southeast Asia as well as the Pacific region.
