New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead a high level of UN debate about “increasing maritime security – case for international cooperation” on Monday through video conferencing.
This meeting is expected to be attended by several state heads and governments of UN Security Council members, along with high-level concerns from the UN system and major regional organizations.
“Open debates will focus on ways to effectively fight maritime crimes and insecurity and strengthen coordination in the maritime domain,” said a statement by the Prime Minister’s office.
In particular, Modi will be the first Indian Prime Minister to lead the UN Security Council to open debate.
PMO said that this would be the first time that maritime security will be discussed holistically as an exclusive agenda item in high-level open debate.
“Given that there is no country that can overcome various aspects of maritime security, it is important to consider this subject in a holistic way in the UN Security Council.
Comprehensive approach to maritime security must protect and support legitimate maritime activities, while fighting traditional.
And non-threat.
Traditional in the maritime domain, “said the statement.
The ocean has played an important role in Indian history since during the Indus Valley civilization, he noted, adding that based on the ethos of state civilizations that saw the sea as an enabler of joint peace and prosperity, Modi had submitted the Vision of SAGAR – Acronyms for “security and growth for all in the region “In 2015.
This vision focuses on cooperative measures for sustainable use of the ocean, and provides a framework for a maritime domain that is safe, safe and stable in the region.
In 2019, at the East Asia Summit, this initiative was then described through the Indo-Pacific Ocean Initiative (IPOI) with a focus on seven maritime security pillars including maritime ecology; Maritime resources; Capacity building and sharing resources; Reduction and disaster risk management; Science, technology and academic cooperation; And trading and maritime transportation connectivity, he said.