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International Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (IMMSAREX)

August 14 , 2017 2660 days 1350 0
  • Bangladesh, the current Chair of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) is scheduling a International Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (IMMSAREX) in November, 2017 in the Bay of Bengal.
  • It is going to be attended by the members and observers of the IONS.
  • China will be participated in the Rescue Exercise as an observer.
Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS)
  • The IONS is a regional forum of Indian Ocean littoral states, launched in 2008.
  • It presently has 23 members and 9 observers.
  • Indian Ocean littoral states are represented by the heads of their navies and the organization aims to foster military-to-military cooperation.
  • The Voluntary initiative seeks to increase maritime co-operation among navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region.
  • The grouping has working groups on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR), Information Security and Interoperability (IS&I) and anti-piracy now renamed as maritime security.

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