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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan who visited International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) London Headquarters last Friday had discussed with Secretary-General Efthimios Mitropoulos the IMO's role in establishing a tsunami early warning system for the Indian Ocean.

Annan and Mitropoulos discussed matters of immediate concern, including the UN system's response to the tsunami crisis in South Asia, as well as broader issues such as the global challenges that face the world today and the changing role of the UN in the longer term as it prepares to tackle them.

The IMO Secretary General briefed Annan on the specific response from IMO thus far in addressing the maritime aspects of the tsunami disaster.

Addressing IMO staff, UN Secretary General expressed his tremendous gratitude for the work of IMO, hailing the Organisation as one of the UN system's "quiet successes", and acknowledged the new urgency that the Organisation's work, particularly in the field of maritime security, had assumed since the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

IMO plays a major role in providing machinery for cooperation among Governments in the field of governmental regulation and practices relating to technical matters of all kinds affecting shipping engaged in international trade.

It also encourages and facilitates the general adoption of the highest practicable standards in matters concerning maritime safety.

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