19th meeting of heads of asian coast guard agencies at istanbul in türkiye
- The meeting of heads of Asian coast guard agencies was held in Istanbul, Turkey.
- A four-member ICG delegation led by Indian Coast Guard Director General Rakesh Pal participated in this meeting.
- Its last edition was organized in New Delhi in the year 2022.
- Istanbul, the Turkish city known in history as Kasnaniya, is the country’s largest city and its cultural and economic center. The city state Istanbul is the presidential seat.
- Basturus, the northwestern city of Turkey, located along the estuary of the Abanay Basturus and its natural harbor branch, extends to the European region of Thrace on one side and the Anatolia region of Asia on the other side, thus it is the only city in the world that is located on two continents.