Forum Regional Security Committee Meeting, 4-5 June 2009
PRESS STATEMENT (31/09)
3rd June 2009
FORUM REGIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETING
The 2009 Forum Regional Security Committee (FRSC) Meeting will he held at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in Suva, Fiji 4 - 5 June.
Official representatives of Forum Countries as well as regional law enforcement and security stakeholders will meet to discuss a wide range of issues including but not limited to Transnational Crime, Counter-Terrorism, Border Management, Human Security Issues, Conflict Prevention as well as contemporary political and security challenges in the region.
Preceding the FRSC, a Working Group on Counter-Terrorism Meeting which opened on 3 June was jointly chaired by New Zealand and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat to allow detailed discussions on domestic and regional counter-terrorism activities that have been undertaken in the Pacific, as well as implementation of legal regimes against terrorism, including through accessing related technical assistance. This meeting aims to ensure that the Pacific region is successfully contributing to international counter-terrorism efforts in a coordinated, comprehensive and effective manner.
ENDS.
For more information contact Mr Rick Nimmo, the Forum Secretariat’s Director Political Governance and Security Programme on phone 679 331 2600 or email rickn@forumsec.org.fj
3rd June 2009
FORUM REGIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE MEETING
The 2009 Forum Regional Security Committee (FRSC) Meeting will he held at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in Suva, Fiji 4 - 5 June.
Official representatives of Forum Countries as well as regional law enforcement and security stakeholders will meet to discuss a wide range of issues including but not limited to Transnational Crime, Counter-Terrorism, Border Management, Human Security Issues, Conflict Prevention as well as contemporary political and security challenges in the region.
Preceding the FRSC, a Working Group on Counter-Terrorism Meeting which opened on 3 June was jointly chaired by New Zealand and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat to allow detailed discussions on domestic and regional counter-terrorism activities that have been undertaken in the Pacific, as well as implementation of legal regimes against terrorism, including through accessing related technical assistance. This meeting aims to ensure that the Pacific region is successfully contributing to international counter-terrorism efforts in a coordinated, comprehensive and effective manner.
ENDS.
For more information contact Mr Rick Nimmo, the Forum Secretariat’s Director Political Governance and Security Programme on phone 679 331 2600 or email rickn@forumsec.org.fj
