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YB WEB DESK. Dated: 11/23/2021 12:51:04 PM

Fifth East Asia Summit (EAS) Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation

New Delhi, Nov 22 The fifth EAS Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation will be held in Kolkata on 23-24 November 2021. The event is being organized by India in partnership with Australia. Apart from the two governments, organizers include the ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) in collaboration with National Maritime Foundation (NMF) of Australia and the Research Centre for East and North East Regional Studies, Kolkata (CENERS-K). Government of India will be represented by Ms. Riva Ganguly Das, Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs. During the conference, experts from both government and academia from the EAS participating countries will deliberate upon various aspects of maritime security cooperation under four thematic sessions, namely Maritime Security; Resource and Information Sharing; Science and Technology Cooperation; and Pandemic and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. The event will conclude with a panel discussion on the Way Forward.