Solomon Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Milner Tozaka says the country is keen on working with Sri Lanka on regional security.
The Minister had made these comments at a meeting with Sri Lanka’s new Honorary Consul to Solomon Islands Kutila Pinto.
Co-operation is to follow on areas of trade, investment, climate change, disaster management, sports and regional security. It's unclear what form the regional security co-operation will take.
Pinto is also the executive director of Pan Oceanic Bank, offering ‘extensive experience in different industry sectors, local and international markets and cultures’.
He said he would be working towards procuring necessary skills, technical assistance and potential business investment from Sri Lanka for Solomon Islands to utilise.
The assistance would be directed to areas including tourism and coconut development, as well as enhancing technical and skill sets of Solomon Islanders interested in becoming banking and finance professionals.