Highlighting the significance of “collaboration and interoperability” among the many coast guards personnel of the Maldives, India and Sri Lanka, Maldivian Defence Minister Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon mentioned the trilateral train ‘Dosti’ will unite the troika to deal with “shared maritime security concerns through collaboration.”
Mr. Maumoon was talking at an occasion to formally inaugurate the sixteenth iteration of ‘Dosti,” the biennial exercise, which began on Thursday and would continue until Sunday.
Indian Coast Guard ship Samarth and ICGS Abhinav along with Sri Lanka Naval Ship Samudura are participating in the exercise ‘DOSTI-16’ whereas Bangladesh is collaborating as an observer.
Sri Lanka has described ‘Dosti’ as a trilateral train that goals to reinforce cooperation, strengthen friendship, enhance mutual operational functionality, and develop interoperability among the many Coast Guard personnel of India, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka.
“Scheduled from February 22nd to 25, the exercise provides participating forces with opportunities to engage in various maritime activities, including interdiction operations, search and rescue missions, surveillance, and communication drills,” the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) said in a statement.
These activities aim to enhance their collective capability to respond to maritime security and safety challenges,” it mentioned.
Ministers of the Maldivian authorities, in addition to the Chief of Defence Power, Lieutenant Basic Abdul Raheem Abdul Latheef, Vice Chief of Defence Power, Brigadier Basic Ibrahim Hilmy, Further Director Basic of Indian Coast Guard, ADG S Paramesh, and a few overseas ambassadors, took half within the inauguration ceremony that was held on February 22, the MNDF assertion mentioned late on Friday night time.
Talking on the occasion, Mr. Maumoon emphasised the significance of better collaboration between the coast guards of Maldives, India and Sri Lanka to deal with “shared maritime security concerns.”
Train ‘Dosti’ focuses on regional cooperation in areas corresponding to search and rescue, medical evacuations, countering piracy, air pollution response, in addition to humanitarian help and catastrophe reduction efforts.
In response to Version.mv, a information portal, Mr. Maumoon mentioned, “President Dr Mohamed Muizzu’s administration places the highest priority on ensuring that close relations, peace and stability is maintained between Maldives and neighbouring nations.”
He mentioned that the President has assured that he’ll deal with sustaining regional stability and famous that Sri Lanka’s participation within the coaching since 2012 has introduced additional development to the programme, the portal mentioned.
“Trilateral Joint Exercise ‘EX-DOSTI-16’ begins. Minister of Defence @mgmaumoon graced the inauguration ceremony, emphasising the importance of this historic event in uniting the Coast Guards of Maldives, India and Sri Lanka to address shared maritime security concerns through collaboration,” the MNDF posted on its official X deal with together with pictures from the occasion late on Friday night time native time.
Aside from the formal inauguration, Munu Mahawar, Excessive Commissioner of India and S Paramesh, ADG Indian Coast Guard, additionally welcomed Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon, Minister of Defence, Maldives, and Moosa Zameer, International Minister, Maldives onboard ICGS Samarth for trilateral train DOSTI XVI.
“Strengthening bonds and fostering cooperation among our maritime neighbours!” the Indian Coast Guard posted on X together with the pictures of the go to.
“The trainings … will include maritime interdiction operations, ocean search and rescue operations, maritime surveillance and communication drills,” Version.mv mentioned, including that the coaching actions are being held within the Male space and surrounding seas.
The ‘Dosti’ collection of naval workout routines had begun in 1992 with solely Maldives and India. Sri Lanka joined the programme in 2012 and this yr, within the sixteenth version, the Bangladesh Coast Guard too has joined as an observer.