Director General, Indian Coast Guard leads the delegation at Asian meeting

Indian Coast Guard participated in the 19th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) at Istanbul, Türkiye. A four-member ICG delegation led by DG Rakesh Pal, Director General Indian Coast Guard took part in the annual event of the independent forum with 23 members of Coast Guard Agencies and 2 associate members in the form of ReCAAP and UNODC. During the three-day High-Level Meeting, a series of vital issues including maritime law enforcement, safety and security of life at sea, marine environment protection, illicit trafficking of drugs, weapons, and humans at sea etc were discussed. This multilateral forum is an offshoot of the Japanese initiative to promote cooperation amongst regional Coast Guards.