Maritime Security
The 12th Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum (EAMF)
November 18, 2024
- The 12th Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum (EAMF) was held in Vientiane, Laos on November 13, 2024.
- Government officials and experts from the East Asia Summit (EAS) participating countries attended this meeting and exchanged their views on initiatives for enhancement of transport connectivity in the region, marine ecosystem resilience and on fostering blue economy cooperation for regional economic growth. The attendant from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan introduced Japan’s efforts for supporting multi-layered connectivity in line with the New Plan for a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)” and international cooperation in the field of maritime law enforcement and reiterated the importance of regional growth.
(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.