States strengthen maritime cooperation in Antananarivo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L'Express de Madagascar
States that have signed the Djibouti Code of Conduct and its Jeddah Amendment are meeting in Antananarivo from 11 to 13 November to strengthen maritime security. Discussions include a common lexicon, a regional strategy and a risk register, according to L’Express de Madagascar.
States that have signed the Djibouti Code of Conduct and its Jeddah Amendment (DCoC/JA) are meeting from 11 to 13 November in Antananarivo for their ninth High-Level Meeting on Maritime Security. The meeting brings together maritime officials and international partners to improve cooperation against threats at sea and protect commercial routes in the western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, reports L’Express de Madagascar.
Participants are examining three common tools: a maritime security lexicon, a regional strategy with an implementation plan and a risk register. These instruments are intended to facilitate exchanges between navies, coastguards, port administrations and judicial authorities, as well as the reporting of incidents and sharing of information on threats.
The meeting also covers a proposal for a Joint Maritime Task Force and common intervention procedures. A matrix lists the equipment, resources and personnel that signatory states could mobilise when needed.
The mechanism also provides for cooperation between national maritime information-sharing centres and two regional structures: the Regional Maritime Information Fusion Centre, based in Madagascar, and the Regional Operations Coordination Centre, based in Seychelles.
