Shipmates,
Today I had a very interesting and productive meeting with Admiral Dato Mohd Amdan Bin Kurish, the Director General of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). This is a new agency in Malaysia that has been operating since 30 November 2005. We have been exchanging information with the MMEA since 2007, deploying Mobile Training Teams, and have provided training through our International Maritime Officers Course in Yorktown.
Malaysian lies in the strategic confluence of the Straits of Malacca, the South China Sea, the Sulawesi Sea, and the Sulu Sea which separates Malaysia from the Philippines. Malaysia works with its regional neighbors, Indonesia, The Philippines, Singapore and Thailand to reduce piracy, transnational crime, and illegal immigration.
The meeting was very cordial and Admiral Amdan and I have agreed to work closely to exchange best practices and further our cooperation in the region.
ADM A
