SC (05/2) 6 E Original: English SUPPLEMENTARY ITEM DRAFT RESOLUTION ON MARITIME SECURITY AND PIRACY Principal Sponsor Ineke DezentjéHAMMING The Netherlands WASHINGTON D.C., 1 TO 5 JULY 2005
Supplementary item on Maritime Security and Piracy Principal Sponsor Ineke Dezentjé Hamming (The Netherlands) 1. Whereas, maritime shipping is a cornerstone of the world’s free trade. In certain areas shipping  is  facing  the  mortal  dangers  of  piracy  and  terrorism.Piracy  is  on  the  rise  in the  Strait  of  Malacca  as  well  as  in  other  areas  in  South  East  Asia,  Africa,  South America and the Mediterranean Sea. 2. Whereas, attacks in the Strait alone have risen from less than 50 a year in the 1990’s to around 150 at the onset of the 21st century. Each year approximately 50,000 ships sail through the Strait of Malacca. They carry around 30% of the world’s trade goods and most of the oil for the economies of the Asian countries such as Japan and China. The growth of the economies in this region will result in a further rise of this number. 3. Whereas, the terrorist threat has also risen, as shown by the attacks on the US warship ‘Cole’ and the French oil tanker ‘Limburg’. According to the   Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore (4-6 June 2004), the Strait of Malacca stands out as a potential target. 4. Whereas, this should not be ignored. The safety of the international trade-routes has a direct   effect   on   the   well-being   of   all   OSCE   member-states.   This   safety   can   be classified  as  a  collective  interest  of  all  states  and  all  people.  Therefore,  a  collective responsibility exists for the safety of international trade-routes and international waters such  as  the  Mediterranean  Sea  and  the  Strait  of  Malacca.  The  OSCE  member-states should take the lead in the struggle for safe trade routes. And furthermore, 5. Considering  the  importance  of  international  trade  for  economic  growth  and  good, stable and peaceful international relations, 6. Considering   the   necessity   of   safe   sea   lines   and   trade-routes   for   over   50%   of international trade, 7. Concerned about the growing problem of piracy on key trade-routes such as the Strait of Malacca, the area around Indonesia and the Philippines, as well as along the coasts of Africa, 8. Concerned about the relation between piracy and international terrorism, 9. Noting the terrorist threat facing trading routes, 10. Concerned  that  the  international  waters  are  turning  into  a  safe  haven  for  terrorists, pirates and smugglers of weapons and human beings, 11. Noting  the  increasing  efforts  made  by  the  coastal  states  of  the  Strait of  Malacca, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia to gain effective control over the Strait,
12. Considering the need for an effective exchange of intelligence information, equipment and training assistance, 13. Considering the sometimes limited resources of coastal states in other areas, 14. Considering the fact that safe passage through the Strait of Malacca and other areas is guaranteed under international law, The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly: 15. Calls  upon   the  OSCE  participating  states  to  support  the  United  States’  Regional Maritime Security Initiative, 16. Calls upon the OSCE participating states to intensify patrols in international waters, 17. Calls upon  the OSCE participating states to  exchange all intelligence information on the movement of ships, 18. Calls upon the OSCE participating states to intensify the fight against piracy, 19. Urges the OSCE participating States to offer technical support and military assistance to  coastal  states  boarding  international  trade  routes  and  sea  lines  in  the  fight  against piracy, the terrorist threat and illegal trafficking in weapons and human beings, 20. Urges  the  OSCE  participating  States  to  be  prepared  to  use  marine  force  to  protect international sea lines and trade-routes, 21. Requests the OSCE participating states close to international sea lines to participate in joint  naval  forces  in  order  to  co-operate  effectively  in  safeguarding  international  sea lines. 22. Calls  upon  regional  organisations,  such  as  the  ASEAN,  to  co-operate  in  the  struggle for safe trade routes. 23. Calls upon OSCE governments to take the lead in this
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