India joins Djibouti Code of Conduct/ Jeddah Amendment (DCOC/JA)
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II – International Relations
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India has joined the Djibouti Code of Conduct/ Jeddah Amendment, DCOC/JA, as an Observer.
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Djibouti Code of Conduct/ Jeddah Amendment
DCOC/JA is a grouping on maritime matters comprising 18 member states adjoining the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, the East Coast of Africa and Island countries in the Indian Ocean Region.
The DCOC was established in January 2009.
Aim: Repression of piracy and armed robbery against ships in the Western Indian Ocean Region, the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.
Japan, Norway, the UK and the US are also the Observers to the DCOC/JA.