Interpol membership

Vanuatu and Kiribati were approved at a meeting of INTERPOL's General Assembly in Dubai this week.

The agency coordinates data sharing between law enforcement around the world.

Other Pacific Island members include Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Samoa and the Solomon Islands.

INTERPOL is a global police organisation whose mission is to enable Police around the world to work together to prevent and fight international crime.  The Organisation offers police a high-tech infrastructure of technical and operational support to meet the growing challenges posed by criminals and crimes that increasingly move across borders, both physically and virtually.

During the visit, the Solomon Islands delegation which included the Permanent Secretary Edmond Sikua and Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast attended a range of high level briefings from INTERPOL staff.