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Modi calls for Global legal framework to combat terrorism and sea-piracy

Ahmedabad, Nov 26, 2011 : Gujarat Chief Minister Nar endra Modi
today called for evolving a strategic consensus and agreement among
different nations for a common legal and judicial framework to
combat the growing menace of terrorism and piracy through sea
routes.
Inaugurating an international conference on ‘ Global Maritime
Security & Anti-Piracy’ at Gandhinagar, he stressed on the need to
ensure no terrorist attack along the seacoast in a country like
India with a long coastline. He s aid that maritime trade had been
linked to development for centuries and now tourism. He called for
t aking effective steps also to check hazardous cargo posing threat
to coastal environment.
Mr. Modi said that Gujarat with a coastline of 1,600-km too, had a
long history of mari time geography and trade. It has become a
Gateway to India’s foreign trade with Europe, Africa, Middle East
and South Asia in the 21st Century, the Gujarat ports alone
handling 35 per cent of India’s total seaborne trade. Gujarat is
the first state to encourage ports development in the private
sector. It has two LNG Terminals.
He said that the conference being held on 26/11/2011 assumed
special significance in the context of 26/11 terrorist attack from
the seaside on Mumbai. He wished the conference would deliberate
and arrive at important decisions to create awareness and evolve
strategic means to check transnational violence and ensure maritime
security. He expressed concern at certain terrorist outfits abusing
navigation communication technology, making dents into maritime
security, throwing new challenges to the security forces and
pushing the world to destructive mentality. There is need for
co-ordination and evolving consensus between diplomatic and
military forces.
Mr. Modi said the trade through sea routes is set for further
increase, besides increased offshore oil and gas exploration and
fishery activity falling on important sea routes.
Talking about the steps taken in the state, he s aid, Gujarat
Government has set up radar-based vessel traffic management system
on the major sea routes, 12 modern coastal police stations, 31
high-mechanized boats and 600 maritime commandos. Formation of
Gujarat Maritime Police Academy is on the anvil.
Others who spoke on the occasion included Seychelles Supreme Court
Mr. Justice Dancan Gaswagha, Den mark’s Anti-Piracy Group
Chairman-Ambassador for Somalia Coast, Indian Council of World
Affairs Director-General Sudhir Deware, Secretary-General of
British International Mari time Organization, UNO Legal Consul.
Delegates from 30 countries are attending the two-day conference
organized for the first time in the state by Gujarat National Law
Society. Gujarat Government’s Additional Chief-Secretary
(Ports-Transport) B.K. Sinha and GNLU Director Bimal Patel spoke on
the significance of the international conference being held in
Gujarat.
Source : narendremodi.in
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