Jeddah, Rabi'II 11, 1438, Jan 9, 2017, SPA -- The Ministry of Interior (MoI), represented by the General Directorate of the Border Guard will play host of a top level conference for countries signatory to Djibouti Code of Conduct, on a ministerial level, in Jeddah. The 3-day forum is to discuss expanding the powers of the code of conduct to suppress maritime piracy and armed robbery, targeting ships, in the Western Indian Ocean and off Aden Gulf, in order to, comprehensively, confront naval crimes jeopardizing regional security as well as its safe maritime routes. -- SPA 22:09 LOCAL TIME 19:09 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w309352