Belize, U.S. Sign PSI Ship-Boarding Agreement

Belize and the United States yesterday signed a reciprocal ship-boarding agreement under the auspices of the U.S.-led Proliferation Security Initiative, an effort aimed at interdicting illicit WMD-related shipments on the high seas, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, July 26).

Croatia, Cyprus, Liberia, the Marshall Islands and Panama have also signed ship-boarding agreements with the United States (Agence France-Presse, Aug. 4).

Meanwhile, Japan announced yesterday it would deploy a naval destroyer and two patrol aircraft to a PSI drill scheduled to begin Aug. 15 in Singapore, the Daily Yomiuri reported.

The deployment would mark the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s first participation overseas in a PSI exercise, according to the Yomiuri.

Australian, British, Singaporean and U.S. forces are also expected to take part in the drill (Daily Yomiuri, Aug. 5).

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