4th EAS Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation to be held in Chennai on 6-7 February 2020

4th EAS Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation to be held in Chennai on 6-7 February 2020

• India is set to host the 4th East Asia Summit (EAS) Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation in Chennai from February 6-7, 2020.
• The conference will be organised by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), in partnership with the governments of Australia and Indonesia.
• The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) and the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) are the knowledge partners of the Conference.
• The Conference serves as a platform for free and open dialogue among all the EAS partners on various issues of maritime security cooperation, and to come up with useful suggestions on tackling challenges in the maritime domain in a cooperative manner.
• The earlier three editions of the EAS Maritime Security Conferences organised by the Indian government were held at New Delhi in November 2015, Goa in November 2016 and Bhubaneswar in June 2018.​

Points to Remember:

1. 4th EAS Maritime Security Conferences 2020 will be held in which city?
2. Total EAS Member nations? 16
3. 14th annual East Asia Summit (EAS) was held in which city/country in 2019? Bangkok, Thailand