Yemen ,EU to coordinate efforts to fight piracy

SANA'A, Dec. 03 (Saba)- Well-informed sources said on Wednesday that
a delegation of the European Union is to pay a visit to Yemen during
the coming two days.

The sources were quoted by the state-run 26sep.net as saying that
the EU delegation are expected to hold talks with senior Yemeni
officials over means of coordination the efforts to fight the piracy
in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

The sources made clear that the EU is to launch maritime security
operations in mid-December to protect ships from the pirates'
attacks.

A Yemeni cargo ship hijacked by Somalis pirates last week have been
released and moving towards the Yemeni water, according to Yemeni
security sources.