Adviser to Factum Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema, President of BIPSS Major General Muniruzzaman, and Co-Founder of The Baani Centre Thoriq Hamid sign the Trilateral MoU on Maritime Cooperation.
Factum Sri Lanka, an Asia-Pacific focused think-tank on foreign policy, in partnership with The Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) and The Baani Centre for International Policy, Maldives, held a Trilateral Dialogue on Maritime Cooperation in the Indian Ocean in Colombo on April 30, 2023.
The Dialogue was held in the backdrop of the Indian Ocean – The Ocean of the 21st Century’s significant big power contestations and focused on how small, island, and littoral states in South Asia can position themselves as hubs for cooperation in several areas, such maritime infrastructure, dealing with maritime disasters, climate resilience, and economy and trade. A panel discussion chaired by Ambassador Pamela Jayasekera Deen featured the President of BIPSS Major General Muniruzzaman, Rear Admiral (Retd) Y. N. Jayarathna, and Co-Founder of The Baani Centre Thoriq Hamid.
