Janet Tappin Coelho – IHS Jane’s 360, 8/11/2014
Brazil and Suriname have started discussions towards new defence co-operation that could involve the Brazilian Navy supporting the creation of a national maritime force in the neighbouring country.
Lamure Latour, Suriname’s Minister of Defence, met with Brazilian counterpart Celso Amorim on 8 August in Brasília to examine extending defence partnerships between the two states.
The idea is that Brazil will create and structure Suriname’s maritime capabilities, providing similar support to what Brazil has given to Namibia’s naval force, which it was instrumental in building beginning in 1994.
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