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Indonesia hosts 5th Int'l Maritime Security Symposium

The Indonesian Navy on June 15 convened the 5th International Maritime Security Symposium (IMSS) in Makassar, South Suluwesi, discussing common concerns related to maritime security.
Jakarta (VNA) – The Indonesian Navy on June 15convened the 5th International Maritime Security Symposium (IMSS) in Makassar,South Suluwesi, discussing common concerns related to maritime security.

The IMSS coincided with the navy’s 4th Multilateral NavalExercise KOMODO (MNEK) held in the Suluwesi Straits, with participants updatedon related G20 Summit outcomes, climate change, the security of SLOCs (sea lines of communication) and goodorder at sea, and humanitarian disaster relief assistance.

Indonesia’s UN ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani said it wascritical for navies to support their nations’ blue economy.

The diplomat noted that Indonesia’s defence partners havealways responded in a timely manner with necessary assistance for the country’spost disaster response, recovery and rehabilitation phases./.
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