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Fri, 09/26/2008 - 12:02
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MOGADISHU ASKED TO HELP END PIRATE HOSTAGE CRISIS
From Mokhtar Hussain
NEW YORK, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Kuala Lumpur has asked the authority in
Mogadishu to cooperate and not vacillate in tackling piracy in the Gulf of Aden near the waters of Somalia and Yemen.
Foreign Minister Rais Yatim said he expressed this hope to his
counterpart from Somalia, Ali Ahmed Jama Jengeli, when they met on the sidelines
of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly here.
"That country (Somalia) should not vacillate by saying that it cannot help
physically. (This is because) France itself has come forward in efforts to
ensure that the (UN) Resolution 1816, which was achieved in June 2000, is
implemented by nations with the naval capacity to help countries which are
threatened by the piracy problem," he told Malaysian journalists here.
Rais said that although the authority in Somalia had temporary status, it
had an important role to play to defuse the threat if it wanted the respect of
the international community.
Two MISC Berhad vessels were hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden on Aug
19 and 29 and efforts are being made to secure the release of their crew members
comprising Malaysians and Filipinos.
Rais said that so far there had been no fresh development in the
negotiations.
The Security Council Resolution 1816, initiated by France and the United
States and sponsored by 14 other countries, among others, permits a right of
pursuit from the open sea towards the Somalian territorial waters in the event
of obvious offence.
Malaysia has sent three warships -- KD Lekiu, KD Inderapura and KD
Mahawangsa -- to the Gulf of Aden following the hijacking of the two MISC ships.
Earlier, Rais ,who is scheduled to speak at the UN general assembly on
Saturday, held talks with United Nations special envoy for Myanmar Ibrahim
Gambari and the secretary-general of the Arab League, Amr Moussa.
On sanctions against Myanmar, Rais said Malaysia and Asean had always
maintained that such punitive measures would not be effective and would be
counterproductive in trying to pressure political change in Myanmar.
However, Malaysia felt that the international community should continue to
support Gambari in his efforts towards engaging Myanmar, he added.
-- BERNAMA
NEW YORK, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Kuala Lumpur has asked the authority in
Mogadishu to cooperate and not vacillate in tackling piracy in the Gulf of Aden near the waters of Somalia and Yemen.
Foreign Minister Rais Yatim said he expressed this hope to his
counterpart from Somalia, Ali Ahmed Jama Jengeli, when they met on the sidelines
of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly here.
"That country (Somalia) should not vacillate by saying that it cannot help
physically. (This is because) France itself has come forward in efforts to
ensure that the (UN) Resolution 1816, which was achieved in June 2000, is
implemented by nations with the naval capacity to help countries which are
threatened by the piracy problem," he told Malaysian journalists here.
Rais said that although the authority in Somalia had temporary status, it
had an important role to play to defuse the threat if it wanted the respect of
the international community.
Two MISC Berhad vessels were hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden on Aug
19 and 29 and efforts are being made to secure the release of their crew members
comprising Malaysians and Filipinos.
Rais said that so far there had been no fresh development in the
negotiations.
The Security Council Resolution 1816, initiated by France and the United
States and sponsored by 14 other countries, among others, permits a right of
pursuit from the open sea towards the Somalian territorial waters in the event
of obvious offence.
Malaysia has sent three warships -- KD Lekiu, KD Inderapura and KD
Mahawangsa -- to the Gulf of Aden following the hijacking of the two MISC ships.
Earlier, Rais ,who is scheduled to speak at the UN general assembly on
Saturday, held talks with United Nations special envoy for Myanmar Ibrahim
Gambari and the secretary-general of the Arab League, Amr Moussa.
On sanctions against Myanmar, Rais said Malaysia and Asean had always
maintained that such punitive measures would not be effective and would be
counterproductive in trying to pressure political change in Myanmar.
However, Malaysia felt that the international community should continue to
support Gambari in his efforts towards engaging Myanmar, he added.
-- BERNAMA
