SINGAPORE, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Navy chiefs from Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia gathered at Singapore's Changi Naval Base on Thursday to commemorate the 10th anniversary for the signing of the Malacca Straits Patrol (MSP).
The MSP is a set of cooperative measures comprising the Malacca Straits Sea Patrol, the "Eyes-in-the-Sky" Combined Maritime Air Patrols as well as the Intelligence Exchange Group that are undertaken by the littoral states to ensure the security of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS).
The MSP Terms of Reference and Standard Operating Procedures, signed on April 21, 2006, has been successful in improving maritime security in SOMS, said said the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF).
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