The Australian navy will continue to work carefully with the militaries of Thailand and other Asean countries to secure maritime security, fight terrorism and piracy and offer relief for natural catastrophes, an Australian navy leader stated.
” Australia has actually worked carefully with Thailand and other partners in the area in combating piracy, risks of terrorism, prohibited fishing and prohibited exploitation of natural deposits to guarantee liberty of navigation in this area,” stated the leader of the frigate HMAS Melbourne, Charles Bourne.
” Although the danger of piracy in the Southeast Asian area has actually reduced considerably in the last few years, we still require to keep interacting to guarantee the connection of peace and stability,” he stated.
HMAS Melbourne, an Adelaide-class directed rocket frigate with 180 workers on board, is checking out Pattaya to participate in the International Fleet Evaluation (IFR) 2017 today.
The occasion is being held to mark the 50th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Countries (Asean). Signing up with are 25 marine vessels from 19 nations and 14 from the Royal Thai Navy.
HMAS Melbourne’s participation in the IFR is a testimony to Australia’s dedication to dealing with Asean on maritime security problems and shows the deep connections in between the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy, stated Cmr Bourne. The 2 navies have actually held joint drills for a variety of years.
For example, Australia and Thailand have actually trained together in the biannual workouts, AusThai, kept in Thailand, and Kakadu in Darwin. Such drills, stated Cmr Bourne, have actually supplied chances for both marine forces to enhance their capabilities and gain from one another to assist reinforce maritime security in Southeast Asia.
In the future, the 2 navies prepare to release jobs to share info on prohibited activities, and collaborate on rescue operations for humanitarian issues and natural catastrophes, he stated.
” We will continue to work carefully with Thailand and other essential security partners to guarantee we add to the ongoing peace, stability and security of this area,” Cmr Bourne stated.
Prior to showing up in Thailand, HMAS Melbourne went to South Korea to take part in Workout Haedoli Wallaby with the South Korean navy. The vessel formerly went to Thailand in 2004 and 2008. After signing up with the IFR, the frigate is arranged to go back to Sydney.
On the other hand, Australian ambassador to Thailand Paul Robilliard stated cooperation in between the Australian and Thai armed forces has actually increased over the previous couple of years.
Apart from the IFR occasion, one flying force and one infantry drill were performed this year. The latter, Workout Chapel Gold, was finished on Nov 7.
