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As another example of the improving relationship between NATO and the Russian Federation, Commodore Michiel Hijmans, commander of the NATO counter piracy mission, Operation Ocean Shield, met at sea with Commander Pyotr Podkopailo of the Russian task group off the Horn of Africa yesterday.
The Russian Federation warship Admiral Vinogradov was escorting a convoy of merchant ships and passed the area where the NATO flagship HNLMS De Ruyter was patrolling.
NATO has contributed to the international counter piracy effort off the Horn of Africa since December 2008. The mission expanded from escorting UN and World Food Programme shipping under Operation Allied Provider to protecting merchant traffic in the Gulf of Aden under Operation Allied Protector. Following on from these activities as part of the latest mission, Operation Ocean Shield, NATO is working with other international navies to improve cooperation and coordination of this international effort.
The Russians were hosted on the Dutch Navy frigate where during a constructive meeting, both sides shared information on their counter piracy operations and discussed possible opportunities to conduct operations and exercises as partners. This cooperation illustrates the improving relationship between NATO and the Russian Federation, following last year’s NATO Summit in Lisbon.
The Russian Federation has been sending ships to the Gulf of Aden to protect shipping from piracy for several years now. They focus on escorting convoys from the Red Sea far into the Indian Ocean, very similar to NATO’s operation Ocean Shield.
After the meeting, Commodore Hijmans said, “The coordination between our forces is evolving into practical cooperation. We both have our tasks to fulfil, but we have agreed to look into joint action and exercises where possible. Today’s meeting will surely help us to work together to tackle piracy in the region as well as strengthening the relationship between Russia and NATO.”