The seventh Heads of Asia Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM-7)themed, “Boosting practical cooperation, sharing information, securityand safety at sea” closed in Hanoi on Oct. 27.
At the event, 17 leaders representing marine police forces from 17 Asiancountries and territories adopted the HACGAM-7 Joint Declaration whichaffirmed that cooperation is a foundation for building capacity atpresent and in the future.
They agreed that piracyand armed robbery were key global security challenges and reasserted theimportance of strong measures against piracy.
Participants agreed to build a five-year action plan based on priorityfields and the goal of capacity building for each coastal country, aswell as promote cooperation in building capacity among member countries.
Under the chair of Lieut. Gen. Pham Duc Linh, Headof the Vietnam Marine Police Force, the delegates shared experience inbuilding capacity, reviewed maritime security and proposed measuresagainst piracy as well as large-scale natural disasters on the sea, todevelop cooperation among marine police forces in a practical andeffective manner.
Admiral Ramon C. Liwag, Commanderof the Filipino Coast Guard said that the event allowed countries tobuild cooperative mechanism and exchange information, ensuring maritimesecurity, rescue and safety.
Host country, Vietnamdelivered a speech about the current situation and issues of maritimesecurity and piracy prevention as well as measures to ensure peace,stability and naval freedom in the East Sea./.
At the event, 17 leaders representing marine police forces from 17 Asiancountries and territories adopted the HACGAM-7 Joint Declaration whichaffirmed that cooperation is a foundation for building capacity atpresent and in the future.
They agreed that piracyand armed robbery were key global security challenges and reasserted theimportance of strong measures against piracy.
Participants agreed to build a five-year action plan based on priorityfields and the goal of capacity building for each coastal country, aswell as promote cooperation in building capacity among member countries.
Under the chair of Lieut. Gen. Pham Duc Linh, Headof the Vietnam Marine Police Force, the delegates shared experience inbuilding capacity, reviewed maritime security and proposed measuresagainst piracy as well as large-scale natural disasters on the sea, todevelop cooperation among marine police forces in a practical andeffective manner.
Admiral Ramon C. Liwag, Commanderof the Filipino Coast Guard said that the event allowed countries tobuild cooperative mechanism and exchange information, ensuring maritimesecurity, rescue and safety.
Host country, Vietnamdelivered a speech about the current situation and issues of maritimesecurity and piracy prevention as well as measures to ensure peace,stability and naval freedom in the East Sea./.
