EU, Indonesian Navy Conduct First Joint Exercise
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16 August 2022 22:30 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The European Union (EU) and Indonesia conducted their first joint naval exercise in the Arabian Sea on August 14-15. The exercise involved Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) corvette KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda and EU NAVFOR Somalia - Operation Atalanta frigate ITS Virginio Fasan, as stated in a press release received by Tempo on August 16.
The exercise was based on the scenario of an anti-piracy operation. "It included cross-deck helicopter landings, complex tactical evolutions at sea, boarding of suspicious vessels and fuel replenishment at sea," as stated in the press statement. The EU project on Critical Maritime Routes in the Indo-Pacific (CRIMARIO) provided its Indo-Pacific Regional Information Sharing (IORIS) platform for communication between participants in the exercise.
KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda has just completed an assignment with the Maritime Task Force of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. Through its active contribution to peacekeeping missions, Indonesia makes a tangible contribution towards international peace and security in accordance with the United Nations Charter. Both Indonesia and the EU support a rules-based international order and effective multilateralism with the United Nations at its core.
They are committed to a free, open, inclusive and rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, underpinned by respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, democracy, rule of law, transparency, freedom of navigation and overflight, unimpeded lawful commerce, and peaceful resolution of disputes. They reaffirm the primacy of international law, including the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The European Union and Indonesia intend to strengthen their operational cooperation at sea, including joint naval exercises and port calls. As a complement to their operational cooperation, they intend to enhance the exchange of information and experience, and to build capacity for maritime domain awareness, notably through the EU projects on Enhancing Security Cooperation in and with Asia (ESIWA) and on Critical Maritime Routes in the Indo-Pacific (CRIMARIO).
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