Amman to host int’l meeting on enhancing maritime security in Red Sea

AMMAN — The International Maritime Security Conference is scheduled to kick off in Amman on Wednesday.

The meeting is organised by the Maritime Security Group under the title "Enhancing Maritime Security in the Red Sea, the Straits of Hormuz, and Bab Al Mandab.” 

The conference features a broad international and regional participation with relevant experts, academics and professionals.

This conference comes in “critical” timing with witnessed security challenges and amidst escalating threats to maritime security, global energy security, and international trade in the Red Sea region and the strategic Straits of Hormuz and Bab Al Mandab, with serious repercussions for the security and stability on the Middle East and world.

According to the Maritime Security Group, the meeting will be divided into several sessions covering several key themes., including boosting the concept of maritime security in the Red Sea, the Straits of Hormuz, and Bab Al Mandab, the need to enhance regional and international coordination and cooperation.

The event will also highlight the importance of continuing dialogue and cooperation among all concerned parties to achieve a secure and stable maritime region.

The meeting aims to address key issue including competition/cooperation schemes in the maritime domain. 

It is also expected to discuss the legislative and legal dimensions of maritime security issues, the practical applications of international maritime law, and the reservations of some regional states regarding certain provisions and articles of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Through this meeting, the Maritime Security Group stresses the importance of striving to support regional security dialogue. 

The group serves as a platform for dialogue between parties and actors, building trust, reducing tensions, de-escalating tensions in the region, and mitigating the impact on maritime security.

The Maritime Security Group is an independent initiative launched by the Arab Institute for Security Studies in Jordan, its mandate and scope of work were presented at the Arab League in 2024.