 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Djibouti calls for anti-piracy coordination ahead of talks
Djibouti (AFP) Feb 22, 2009 Djibouti's foreign minister said Sunday a structure to coordinate international anti-piracy efforts should be established here ahead of international talks on the subject. "We have the means," Mahmoud Ali Youssouf told his visiting French counterpart Bernard Kouchner. "If we don't have coordination, we risk a naval battle," he quipped. The European Union, the US and several other countries all have ships patrolling the pirate-infested waters off the Horn of Africa where 24 pirate attacks have been registered since January, three of them successful. Attacks have led some shipping companies to avoid the route and, at greater cost, sail around Africa instead. Countries interested in creating a coordinating mechanism are expected to meet Monday in London, diplomatic sources say. Besides its strategic location, the tiny east African country has another asset. "Countries all around are in conflict, more or less, and Djibouti is a safe place," Kouchner said. Nearby Yemen has also indicated its interest in anti-piracy coordination. Separate plans to establish an information-sharing centre among neighbouring states have yet to get beyond the discussion stage, a French diplomat said. Related Links 21st Century Pirates
NATO set for more anti-piracy duties off Somalia
Krakow, Poland (AFP) Feb 19, 2009NATO is planning to carry out more anti-piracy duties in one of the world's busiest shipping areas off the coast of Somalia in coming months, the military alliance said Thursday. |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright Space.TV Corporation. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space.TV Corp on any Web page published or hosted by Space.TV Corp. Privacy Statement |
