Fiji Sun

Kubuabola, Qiliho Share, Exchange Defence Talks

- SELITA BOLANAVANU­A EDITED BY MOHAMMED ZULfiKAR

Police Commission­er Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho and Minister for Defence and National Security Ratu Inoke Kubuabola have joined representa­tion from about 70 countries for defence talks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The duo are attending the 16th Edition of the Defence Services Asia (DSA) Exhibition and Conference.

DSA exhibition celebrates three decades in the defence show business, marking an impressive milestone in the industry.

The event is expected to showcase some of the world’s most sophistica­ted technologi­es, hardware and electronic warfare in the land, air and sea defence, combat medicine, homeland security, humanitari­an assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR), UAVs and combat robotics.

The event is hosted, supported and coorganise­d by the Ministry of Defence, the Malaysian Armed Forces and the Royal Malaysia Police.

According to the New Straits Times, during the first day, 12,500 visitors and 1500 exhibitors from all around the globe thronged the event.

The event organisers have forecasted more than 50,000 visitors from about 70 nations to attend the event which had a successful run for almost three decades now (since 1988). Countries in and out of the region will share and exchange defence related expertise in an event of an attack or threat. The four-day conference will end tomorrow.

 ??  ?? From left; Fiji's High Commission­er to Malaysia and Ambassador to Thailand, and Permanent Representa­tive to UNESCAP (Bangkok) Kolinio Gata Takali, Minister for Defence and National Security Ratu Inoke Kubuabola and the accompanyi­ng officer from the...
From left; Fiji's High Commission­er to Malaysia and Ambassador to Thailand, and Permanent Representa­tive to UNESCAP (Bangkok) Kolinio Gata Takali, Minister for Defence and National Security Ratu Inoke Kubuabola and the accompanyi­ng officer from the...

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