S. Jaishankar in Maldives for Indian Ocean Conference

Male (Maldives): With the Indian Ocean region coming to global focus, even as China seeks to increase its foothold in the region, littoral countries, including India, have gathered here for a two-day conference (September 3-4) in the Maldives capital. Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is in Male for the Fourth Indian Ocean Conference 2019, being organised by India Foundation, in association with the Government of Maldives and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore.S. Jaishankar is one of the speakers at the event. The theme of the conference is “Securing the Indian Ocean Region: Traditional and Non-Traditional Challenges”.

In his opening address at the event being held at the Paraside Island Resort, Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said that thanks to the location of his country at the heart of this strategic region, this island nation “understands well the need to find common ground and effectively organize in order to meet the mutual challenges confronted by countries across the region”. Solih underlined the key issues for the region as being climate change, proper implementation of maritime laws under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and combating illicit trafficking of humans and narcotics. He also emphasised the need for countries from across the region to come together to confront terrorism and violent extremism. (IANS)

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