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US trains Sri Lankan officials to detect maritime sanctions evasion
The United States has trained more than 40 Sri Lankan officials to identify suspicious vessels, detect deceptive shipping practices and
Summary
According to the US Embassy, the programme was aimed at strengthening Sri Lanka's capacity to detect and respond to maritime sanctions evasion that could threaten US security interests and legitimate global commerce.
What this story is about
People
- Eric Meyer2
Organisations
- Atomic Energy Regulatory Council2
- Merchant Shipping Secretariat2
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka2
- Sri Lanka Ports Authority2
- Nations Security Council2
- Atlantic Council2
- Sri Lanka Navy2
- United Nations2
Places
- United States2
- Sri Lanka2
- Colombo2
- Indian Ocean
- India
Keywords
- sanctions2
- maritime2
- evasion2
- detect2
- strengthens
- deceptive
- officials
- ability
- embassy
- trained
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