By Prashanth Parameswaran

May 21, 2015

"This week, Singapore hosts the 10th International Maritime Defense Exhibition Asia (IMDEX) at the Changi Exhibition Center. With more than 180 exhibitors from over 50 navies and maritime enforcement agencies, including 30 Chiefs and Vice Chiefs of navies and coast guards, it is the Asia-Pacific's largest exhibition of its kind.

At the opening ceremony of IMDEX on May 19, Singapore's defense minister Ng Eng Hen delivered a speech calling for global maritime cooperation to address a number of key shared challenges. In his remarks, seen by The Diplomat, Ng noted that since any disruption of maritime trade routes in Asia would affect the global economy, all countries had a collective interest in keeping regional sea lines of communication open and secure."

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http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/singapore-calls-for-global-plan-to-tackle-maritime-challenges/

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