Western Pacific Naval Symposium

The Western Pacific Naval Symposium are a series of biennial meetings of the Pacific nations to discuss naval matters held on even numbered years. A WPNS workshop is held on odd numbered years in between the symposiums.[1]

## History

At the International Seapower Symposium in 1987 agreement was reached "to establish a forum where leaders of regional navies could meet to discuss cooperative initiatives". The first meeting was held in 1988.[2]

Member countries as of 2010: Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, France, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, People's Republic of China, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, United States of America, Vietnam. Observers: Bangladesh, India, Mexico, Peru, The United Kingdom.[3]

At the 2014 WPNS, agreement was reached on the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea.[4]

## References

1. ↑ WPNS WORKSHOP 2013
2. ↑ "Fact Sheet: Background of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium, MCMEX, DIVEX and NMS". Ministry of Defence (Singapore). 25 March 2011. http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/official_releases/nr/2011/mar/25mar11_nr/25mar11_fs.html. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
3. ↑ "File Not Found". https://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/official_releases/nr/2011/mar/25mar11_nr/25mar11_fs.html.
4. ↑ "Member nations of Western Pacific Naval Symposium in China agree to maritime code of conduct". ABC News. 23 April 2014. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-22/an-asia-pacific-nations-agree-to-maritime-accord/5405104. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

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