Asian coast guards boost cooperation
Delegates from 18 regional countries including Sri Lanka gathered in
Hanoi, Vietnam on July 7, to discus the agenda for the seventh meeting
of chiefs of Asian Coast Guards.
They exchanged views on the program, documents and initiatives to be
submitted to the meeting, which was scheduled for October this year in
Vietnam .
Vietnam proposed a number of measures, including the one on human
resources training to boost cooperation among regional countries'
maritime law enforcement agencies.
Lt. Gen. Pham Duc Linh, Head of the Coast Guard Department of the
Defence Ministry of Vietnam, said the seventh meeting of Chiefs of Asian
Coast Guards provided an opportunity for Vietnam to contribute to
boosting cooperation among Asian maritime law enforcement agencies for
security and safety at sea and for peace, security and stability in the
region and the world.
He added that the Vietnam coast guard force was ready to participate
in joint activities, including joint patrols to fight transnational
crime, establish a hotline to solve problems at sea, engage in search
and rescue, and exchange visits and information in the field.
Participants to the event were from Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia,
China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Pakistan, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka,
Thailand and Vietnam.
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