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However, for us to use that opportunities and secure the success of our socio-economic
cooperation, we must ensure the security and stability situation at the sea. While the sea lanes
are being used to facilitate trade amongst us, at the same time we must not forget that our sea
lanes are used for smuggling activities of drugs, weapon, and human; trafficking of migrant
workers, refugees, and asylum seekers; and susceptible to Foreign Terrorist Fighters that could
cause serious impacts to the region’s stability and peace.

We must also divert our attention to the marine resources in our sea as they are integral to life
and are closely linked to food security, employment, and economic growth in Southeast Asia.
We must join the global community to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of Conserving
and sustainably using the Oceans, Seas and Marine Resources for Sustainable Development.

AIPA should bring the maritime issue at the forefront of inter-parliamentary deliberation as an
important subject since ASEAN has in place various initiatives and mechanisms to deliberate
on maritime issues. The Indonesian House is of the view that Caucus is an important avenue to
go into the depth of the maritime cooperation issues, bearing into the mind that the goals of the

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