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Navy Granted Full Membership In Asian-Pacific Group

October 28 2010

Canada

The Canadian navy is now a full member of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS), reports the Canadian Dept. of National Defense.

Meeting in Ottawa, WPNS members amended the charter to allow new countries to join as observers or upgrade to full membership.

The WPNS says it tries to increase cooperation and build trust and confidence among navies by providing a framework to enable the discussion of maritime issues of mutual interest, exchange of information, practice and...

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