Fiji PM open to New Zealand joining AUKUS technology-sharing pact

Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he is open to supporting a possible bid by New Zealand to join the technology-sharing component of AUKUS. He made the statement at a joint press conference during New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s tour of Fiji. When Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka was asked about New Zealand joining the second pillar of AUKUS, he said the Pacific region should be nuclear-free. However, the second pillar of AUKUS is not about nuclear submarines but about sharing advanced defence technology.