Initial Planning Conference (IPC) of IONS Maritime Exercise (IMEX 2020) was held in Bandar Abbas, Iran.

Islamic Republic of Iran Navy hosted the IPC of IMEX 2020 from 16 to 19 of June in Bandar Abbas, Iran.Having referred to chairmanship of the IRIN in IONS and Maritime Security IWG, IONS secretary, Commodore Mohammadreza Azizi stated that this event was planned to make initial arrangements in order to conduct a combined maritime exercise in the northern region of the Indian Ocean.

In this meeting, representatives of 12 IONS navies discussed the details of IMEX 2020.

IMEX 2020 will be conducted in the upcoming winter with the aim of increasing synergy and cooperation among symposium members and strengthening and enhancing security in the Indian Ocean region under the slogan of  “Peace; the Prosperity Path.”