Maritime Security
The 11th Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum (EAMF)
September 10, 2024
- The 11th Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum (EAMF) was held in Bali, Indonesia on August 2, 2023.
- Government officials and experts from the East Asia Summit (EAS) participating countries attended this meeting and exchanged their views on initiatives for maritime cooperation and on fostering blue economy cooperation for regional economic growth. From Japan, officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended the meeting and introduced Japan’s efforts for international cooperation in the field of maritime security in line with the New Plan for a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)” and reiterated the importance of the rule of law at sea.
(Reference) Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum (EAMF)
At the East Asia Summit (EAS) in November 2011, Japan proposed to establish a forum to discuss maritime cooperation among the EAS participating countries. After careful consideration by the ASEAN Member States, the first EAMF took place in October 2012, back-to-back with the ASEAN Maritime Forum (AMF), whose membership is limited to the ASEAN Member States. Since then, this meeting has been held, hosted by the Chair of the AMF, with participation of EAS participating countries and experts as a Track 1.5 forum.