Common use of Maritime Security Clause in Contracts

Maritime Security. 1. The Parties shall take initiatives at national, regional and continental levels that contribute to the advancement of maritime security, notably in the Red Sea, the Hom of Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Guinea. They shall ▇▇▇▇▇▇ cooperation between the AU, the EU and the UN, and with regional and sub-regional organisations, and encourage complementarity of efforts. 2. The Parties shall cooperate to combat all kinds of transnational organised crime at sea, including trafficking in persons, small arms and light weapons, illicit drugs and wildlife, and the smuggling of migrants. They shall deter, prevent and repress acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea, including thefts of oil and gas, with a view to ensuring secure and open trade routes. 3. The Parties shall increase multilateral efforts to respond effectively to crimes committed on the high seas. They shall develop measures to enhance coastal states' and regional organisations' law enforcement capacity and ownership, and shall promote regional coordination and information exchange to tackle maritime threats and counter different forms of crime committed at sea. 4. The Parties shall develop and enhance inter-regional information-sharing mechanisms and shall encourage maritime surveillance and domain awareness and cooperation between coast guards and navies of coastal states. 5. The Parties shall promote and respect the freedom of the high seas, the freedom of navigation and other principles, rights and obligations laid down in international law, while promoting the universal application of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), as well as other relevant international legal instruments.