The Western Pacific Naval Symposium are a series of biennial meetings of the Pacific nations to discuss naval matters held on even numbered years. A WPNS workshop is held on odd numbered years in between the symposiums.[1]
History
editAt the International Seapower Symposium in 1987 agreement was reached "to establish a forum where leaders of regional navies could meet to discuss cooperative initiatives". The first meeting was held in 1988.[2]
Member countries as of 2010: Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, France, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, People's Republic of China, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, United States of America, Vietnam. Observers: Bangladesh, India, Mexico, Peru, The United Kingdom.[3]
At the 2014 WPNS, agreement was reached on the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea.[4]
References
edit- ^ WPNS WORKSHOP 2013
- ^ "Fact Sheet: Background of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium, MCMEX, DIVEX and NMS". www.mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). 25 March 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
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