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Mauritius: Mauritius and France Sign an Agreement on Search and Rescue |
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SADC Contribution |
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012 |
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Knowledge Management in Government
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Mauritius |
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Oct 23, 2012 |
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In her address, Mrs Fong Weng-Poorun said that Mauritius is grateful to the French government for the fruitful collaboration between the two countries, adding that the agreement is a testimony of the strong bonds of friendship and cooperation between Mauritius and France. She underlined that the agreement will provide for a better exchange of information and knowledge as well as enhance capacity building in terms of SAR.
The Permanent Secretary recalled that the agreement is a result of the visit of the Prime Minister, Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, GCSK, FRCP, to Reunion Island in January 2011 when an agreement was signed for the creation of a Working group to be presided by the Préfet of Reunion Island and the French Ambassador in Mauritius as well the Secretary of Foreign Affairs in Mauritius. The Group had its first meeting in March 2011 during which the need for more cooperation and collaboration in terms of SAR between Mauritius and Reunion Island was underlined.
For his part, the French ambassador pointed out that the agreement lies in the context of the excellent relations of trust and friendship between the two countries. This agreement is the second of the type which has been signed in the Indian Ocean region, the first one was between France and Australia. By virtue of this agreement, the structures and systems of both countries will be in conformity with the provisions of the International Maritime Organisation.
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Mauritius: Mauritius and France Sign an Agreement on Search and Rescue An agreement on search and rescue SAR which provides for enhanced cooperation in the field of maritime sanitary civil and public security was signed this morning between Mauritius and France at the Conference Room of the Prime Minister’s Office PMO The agreement was signed by the Permanent Secretary of the PMO Mrs Fong Weng-Poorun and the French ambassador Mr Jean François Dobelle The agreement makes provision for the exchange of SAR information with regard to real or potential distressing situations for mutual assistance by sharing facilities in the conduct of operations in areas of SAR It also relates to sharing of information about available SAR resources of each country the organisation of periodic simulation exercises and the exchange of documents on procedures and operations for better mutual understanding
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