Otago Daily Times

Security centre in Port Vila

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Sydney: A centre focusing on security concerns of Pacific island nations will start work in Vanuatu next year, Australia said yesterday.

The Australiab­acked Pacific Fusion Centre in Vanuatu's capital of Port Vila will host analysts and share informatio­n on issues from maritime risks to human traffickin­g and disinforma­tion.

It will also spotlight areas such as illegal fishing, drug smuggling, human traffickin­g and climate change, Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne said in a statement.

In preparatio­n, a team of 21 analysts from 14 Pacific Island nations began training in Canberra in September last year. — Reuters

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