Unfortunately, this is indicative of how we will address future maritime security issues: reactively, not proactively.
The four technical working groups address maritime security, information sharing, law enforcement strengthening, and crime prevention.
The ransoms being paid to the pirates are also increasing, maritime security experts say.
And looking ahead to the East Asia Summit, they addressed a range of issues, including maritime security.
The company's decision to provide maritime security services reflects rising concerns in the maritime industry about sea piracy.
As the United States seeks to expand international trade it will also be looking to offer more maritime security.
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It is possible that future U.S.-Africa security cooperation will involve maritime security development.
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"We have reached a consensus on high-level visits and exchange of personnel, maritime security... and cooperation between the two navies, " he said.
The United States has consistently worked with its partners in the Asia-Pacific region to build capacity and promote cooperation on maritime security issues.
And throughout Southeast Asia and Oceania, we will continue to develop maritime security and law enforcement partnerships and a presence that supports unimpeded commerce and freedom of navigation.
However, what we do want to insist upon is that there is an understanding about how maritime security is viewed and how disputes should be resolved going forward.
Further, we are troubled thatcompulsory dispute resolution could pertain to public and private activities including law enforcement, maritime security, business operations, and nonmilitary activities performed aboard military vessels.
Here she performed in an anti-piracy and maritime security role.
Only months ago, pirates preferred to be paid through a complicated web of bank transfers using offshore jurisdictions, according to a maritime security source now involved with ransom negotiations with hijacked ships.
We're going to improve the ability of our militaries to operate together, and we'll help Thai forces assume even greater responsibilities in the region, from maritime security to disaster relief to preventing piracy.
Maritime security is a priority issue for EAS countries that recognize that challenges including territorial and maritime disputes, piracy, trafficking in illicit materials, and natural disasters can threaten regional peace, stability, and prosperity.
And I especially want to thank our Thai friends for being so supportive of our role in the East Asia Summit, which should be the premier forum for discussing regional challenges, including maritime security.
And the President made the point about the shared interest the United States and China have in terms of making sure that there are clear rules of road, as it applies to maritime security.
We underscored the need for the EAS to address political, economic and strategic issues of common interest and concern, such as nonproliferation and disarmament, maritime security cooperation, food and energy security, and ASEAN Connectivity.
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We welcomed the efforts this year of Indonesia, Republic of Korea and the United States to orient the ARF Inter-sessional Meeting on Maritime Security to include civil maritime law enforcement cooperation and capacity building.
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However, the continent has weak maritime security capacity.
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But with most ships operating with less than two dozen people, a handful of which being English speaking officers trained in maritime security procedures, how will sailors find the time to communicate with naval assets?
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And I want to thank our Australian friends who supported our membership so strongly and have worked to make sure that the EAS addresses regional challenges that affect all of us like proliferation and maritime security.
While the Japan Coast Guard is responsible for protecting Japan's coastlines, the defense minister can order the Self Defense Forces to be deployed for maritime security operations if the situation is considered beyond the coast guard's capabilities.
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We welcomed the progress in the implementation of the activities of the five ADMM-Plus Experts' Working Groups (ADMM-Plus EWGs) to facilitate cooperation in maritime security, counter terrorism, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, peacekeeping operations and military medicine.
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We engage with the Indian armed forces across all the services, and we contribute to issues such as piracy in the Gulf of Aden and elsewhere in the Indian Ocean region, and broader maritime security throughout the region.
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And whether it is in civil nuclear cooperation, whether it is in humanitarian relief and disaster management, maritime security -- all these are issues which unite us in our quest for a world free from the threat of war, want and exploitation.
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