New Delhi [India], Ministry of External Affairs, in partnership with the Australian and Indonesian Governments, organized the 6th East Asia Summit (EAS) conference on Maritime Security Cooperation in Mumbai on 4-5 July.
The EAS Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation is a signature event organized by India in collaboration with partners as a commitment to strengthen the ASEAN-led EAS mechanism as well as support the implementation of the EAS Action Plan 2024-2028.
"The 6th East Asia Summit (EAS) conference on Maritime Security Cooperation was held in Mumbai on July 4-5," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
The ASEAN-India Center on Research and Information Systems (RIS) for Developing Countries (AIC) and the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) collaborated as knowledge partners for the conference.
Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, Jaideep Majumdar delivered the keynote address underscoring the importance of dialogue and cooperation to promote peace, stability and economic prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, especially through maritime security cooperation.
In addition, more than sixty participants, including government officials and experts from think tanks and academia from EAS participating countries, attended the conference.
The Ministry of External Affairs said the participants deliberated on a range of issues related to efforts to protect the marine environment in line with the open, inclusive, transparent and outward-looking character of the EAS under six thematic sessions.
The six sessions included Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) and ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP), regional maritime domain awareness, countering illegal maritime activity, piracy and IUU fishing, maritime connectivity, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. . (HADR) and Search and Rescue (SAR).
The EAS Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation is a signature event organized by India in collaboration with partners as a commitment to strengthen the ASEAN-led EAS mechanism as well as support the implementation of the EAS Action Plan 2024-2028.
"The 6th East Asia Summit (EAS) conference on Maritime Security Cooperation was held in Mumbai on July 4-5," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
The ASEAN-India Center on Research and Information Systems (RIS) for Developing Countries (AIC) and the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) collaborated as knowledge partners for the conference.
Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, Jaideep Majumdar delivered the keynote address underscoring the importance of dialogue and cooperation to promote peace, stability and economic prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, especially through maritime security cooperation.
In addition, more than sixty participants, including government officials and experts from think tanks and academia from EAS participating countries, attended the conference.
The Ministry of External Affairs said the participants deliberated on a range of issues related to efforts to protect the marine environment in line with the open, inclusive, transparent and outward-looking character of the EAS under six thematic sessions.
The six sessions included Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) and ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP), regional maritime domain awareness, countering illegal maritime activity, piracy and IUU fishing, maritime connectivity, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. . (HADR) and Search and Rescue (SAR).
