Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore reaffirm commitment to free and safe Strait of Malacca

Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore have reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining the freedom, safety, and openness of the Strait of Malacca and Singapore Strait for international shipping. During the 17th Co-operation Forum, representatives from the Malaysia Marine Department, Indonesia’s Directorate General of Sea Transportation, and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) issued a joint statement emphasizing the importance of respecting navigational rights and freedoms under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and customary international law.

Singapore Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow highlighted that the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) are a critical artery for global trade, with over 100,000 vessels passing through each year and handling nearly a quarter of global seaborne trade and a third of the world’s oil and gas supplies. The Cooperative Mechanism, established in 2007, serves as the first and only implementation of Article 43 of UNCLOS, focusing on risk anticipation, infrastructure upgrades, and collective incident response.

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