Diplomats, military personnel and experts from the European Union (EU) and Japan convened in Tokyo to discuss “Sanctions Enforcement at Sea”.
On August 21st, during the port call at Tokyo by two German Navy ships, the Frigate “Baden-Württemberg” and Supply Ship “Frankfurt-am-Main,” a roundtable on sanctions enforcement at sea was organized.
The event was hosted by the EU Delegation to Japan and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Japan, with support from the EU project Enhancing Security Cooperation In and With Asia (ESIWA). The roundtable featured speakers representing Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defense, the European External Action Service, the EU Naval Force Mediterranean Operation Irini, the German Embassy in Japan, the German Navy, and the French Navy.
About 50 participants from the EU and Japan involved in sanctions enforcement, including representatives from relevant Japanese institutions, the diplomatic corps, research centres, and the private sector, attended the event.
The German frigate “Baden-Württemberg” and the supply ship “Frankfurt-am-Main” will visit Tokyo from August 20th to 25th, 2024, as part of a seven-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific. They will engage in naval exercises with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and participate in a mission to assist in enforcing international sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. This collaborative effort is coordinated by the Enforcement Coordination Cell (ECC) in Yokosuka, Japan. Additionally, the EU and Japan support the Global Centre for Maritime Sanctions Implementation in Malta and collaborate on the ESIWA project to enhance security and defence cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
