WELLINGTON (Reuters) -- New Zealand's government on Monday said it will maintain defense personnel in the Solomon Islands at the request of local authorities until at least Dec. 31, 2023, extending a peacekeeping mission by as much as seven months.
International relations
New Zealand to maintain 15 defense personnel in Solomon Islands
Peacekeeping mission to be extended up to seven months
A New Zealand soldier guards a convoy of trucks in the Solomon Islands in April 2006. © Reuters
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