Member States of Colombo Security Conclave ink agreements to establish CSC Secretariat

The Member States of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) yesterday signed the Charter and the MoU for the establishment of the CSC Secretariat. The signing ceremony was hosted in Colombo by the Government of Sri Lanka.

National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister of India Ajit Doval K.C., National Security Advisor of Maldives DC (Retd.), Lt. Col (Retd.) Ibrahim Latheef, High Commissioner of the Republic of Mauritius to Sri Lanka Haymandoyal Dillum, and National Security Advisor to the President of Sri Lanka Sagala Ratnayake signed the documents on behalf of the respective Member States.

The CSC’s core objective is to promote regional security by addressing transnational threats and challenges of common concern to the Member States. 

There are five pillars of cooperation under the CSC namely maritime safety and security; countering terrorism and radicalisation; combating trafficking and transnational organised crime; cyber security and protection of critical infrastructure and technology; and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

The event concluded with a discussion among heads of delegation on the next steps and the future activities of the conclave.