India hosts 6th East Asia Summit Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation
| 2024-07-06
The Sixth East Asia Summit Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation was held in Mumbai on July 4-5, 2024. (X/@MEAIndia)
The conference is a signature event organised by India in cooperation with partners
The Sixth East Asia Summit (EAS) Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation, held in Mumbai on July 4-5, 2024, held wide-ranging discussions aimed at promoting cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Jaideep Mazumdar, delivered the Keynote Address underlining the importance of dialogue and cooperation for promoting peace, stability, and economic prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, especially through maritime security cooperation.
According to the MEA, participants at the conference deliberated on a wide range of issues related to efforts towards securing the maritime environment in line with the open, inclusive, transparent and outward looking character of the EAS under six thematic sessions:
1. The Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) and ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP)
2. Regional Maritime Domain Awareness
3. Combating illicit maritime activity
4. Anti-piracy and IUU fishing
5. Maritime Connectivity
6. Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) and Search and Rescue (SAR).
More than 60 participants, including government officials and experts from think tanks and academia from EAS participating countries, attended the conference.
The conference was organised by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, in partnership with Governments of Australia and Indonesia. The ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) and the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) collaborated as Knowledge Partners for the Conference.
The EAS Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation is a signature event organised by India in cooperation with partners as a commitment to strengthen ASEAN-led EAS mechanism as well as support implementation of the EAS Plan of Action 2024-2028.
Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Jaideep Mazumdar, delivered the Keynote Address underlining the importance of dialogue and cooperation for promoting peace, stability, and economic prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, especially through maritime security cooperation.
According to the MEA, participants at the conference deliberated on a wide range of issues related to efforts towards securing the maritime environment in line with the open, inclusive, transparent and outward looking character of the EAS under six thematic sessions:
1. The Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) and ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP)
2. Regional Maritime Domain Awareness
3. Combating illicit maritime activity
4. Anti-piracy and IUU fishing
5. Maritime Connectivity
6. Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) and Search and Rescue (SAR).
More than 60 participants, including government officials and experts from think tanks and academia from EAS participating countries, attended the conference.
The conference was organised by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, in partnership with Governments of Australia and Indonesia. The ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) and the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) collaborated as Knowledge Partners for the Conference.
The EAS Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation is a signature event organised by India in cooperation with partners as a commitment to strengthen ASEAN-led EAS mechanism as well as support implementation of the EAS Plan of Action 2024-2028.
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