SYDNEY (Reuters) -- The United States and Fiji have started talks aimed at strengthening military ties between Washington and the Pacific island nation, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday, concluding a trip to the Indo Pacific.
Austin, on his 12th trip to the region as defense secretary, said negotiations had started on a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the U.S. and Fiji, which would enable the U.S. to "deploy and redeploy forces in support of Fiji."
