The Coalition Government’s work in ensuring that Fiji citizens are protected will remain an utmost priority.

Collaborating with the Government of the United States of America, Fiji’s Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Siromi Turaga met with the US Ambassador to Fiji, HE Marie Damour yesterday o discuss matters pertaining to child sexual abuse in cyber materials – an issue that is currently a world-wide problem.

Ambassador Damour, who was accompanied by Diplomatic Security Service Overseas Criminal Investigations Special Agent Jeremy Clark, highlighted the US’s intentions of assisting Fiji’s law enforcement agencies and the Fiji Police Force in training officers to be fully equipped in curbing online child sexual exploitation.

A team from the US Department of Homeland Security will be conducting these trainings with its Fiji counterparts.

A-G Turaga welcomed the information highlighted by Ambassador Damour and reassured her that Fiji will work closely with the US government in this matter. Other areas of interest that was discussed between the two included education and national security.