Admiral Naveed Ashraf, the Chief of Staff of the Chief Naval Staff (CNS), travelled to Thailand for the ninth Conclave of Chiefs of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) in Bangkok. According to a Pakistan Navy news release on Tuesday, the event featured panel talks on topics pertaining to collaboration in Indian Ocean maritime security and the “Blue Economy”—ways forward for the sustainable growth of IONS members. Bilateral discussions were also held between the Chief of the Naval Staff and the naval leadership of IONS member states during the Conclave of Chiefs. The commanders of the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces, the Royal Thai Navy, the Russian Navy, the Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman, the French Navy, the Iranian Navy, and the Fleet Commander of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom were all called by the CNS.