New Zealand, March 13, 2025.

 A delegation of Sergeants Majors from Pacific Island countries participated in a South Pacific leadership meeting on natural disaster response.

 A member of FALINTIL-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), consisting of Sergeant Major Alberto Moreira Freitas, participated in a South Pacific Island leadership meeting at Te Taue Moana Marae Naval Base, New Zealand.

 The purpose of this meeting is to strengthen the Sergeant Major relationship in the South Pacific and to make a commitment that when a natural disaster occurs, we can gather ideas, some thoughts to address and find solutions to such events, especially in the South Pacific Islands region.

 The countries that participated in the meeting came from Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, PNG, including Timor-Leste.

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