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Foreign Ministry organises IORA workshop on ‘Cooperation for Maritime Security’

Heads of Mission of IORA Member States and Dialogue Partner Countries based in Colombo, senior officials of the Foreign Ministry, and other officials participated in the conference.
Heads of Mission of IORA Member States and Dialogue Partner Countries based in Colombo, senior officials of the Foreign Ministry, and other officials participated in the conference.

A three-day workshop on ‘Cooperation for Maritime Security’ organised by the Foreign Ministry in collaboration with the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law and Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) concluded on March 23.

The workshop provided an insightful analysis on IORA Member States to identify gaps between domestic legislation and United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The focal points of maritime safety and security of the IORA Member States, namely Australia, Bangladesh, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Yemen and officials from the Foreign Ministry, Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Coast Guard attended the event. Participants from Dialogue Partners of IORA, Germany, Italy, Japan and USA also joined the workshop virtually.

Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and President of the Australian Branch of the International Law Association Natalie Klein, Senior Research Fellow, Max Planck Foundation, Arron N. Honniball, Research Fellow, Max Planck Foundation, Egor S. Fedorov, Programme Support Officer and Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMCP) of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Asyura Salleh along with experts from Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Coast Guard conducted the session.

The workshop was held on the sideline of the Third Meeting of IORA Working Group on Maritime Safety and Security on March 20, inaugurated by Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane and attended by the Heads of Mission of IORA Member States and Dialogue Partner countries based in Colombo, Senior Officials of Foreign Ministry, Fisheries Ministry, Sri Lanka Navy, Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka Coast Guard, Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Merchant Shipping Secretariat, Disaster Management Centre and Marine Environment Protection Authority, the UNODC, and officials of the Max Planck Foundation as well as representatives of the GIZ.

 

 


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