Maltese officer to join Somalia operations coordinating team
A Maltese officer is to join a Royal Navy team in London coordinating operations to deter piracy off Somalia. He will be working at naval headquarters in Northwood UK, the Foreign Ministry has announced.
The piracy of merchant ships was among subjects discussed yesterday at a meeting in London between British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and Foreign Minister Tonio Borg.
The talks also included bilateral relations, the Euro Arab dialogue, the Union for the Mediterranean, the Middle East peace process, Immigration and EU enlargement.
Mr Miliband expressed his satisfaction for Malta’s contribution in the setting up of the Union for the Mediterranean.
Dr Borg briefed him on the liaison office between the EU and the Arab League, which is to be set up in Malta.
Later in the day, Dr Borg addressed the All Party Parliamentary Group for Malta in the Committee Room of the House of Commons. The topic of the meeting was the Union for the Mediterranean.
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lgalea
Nov 21st 2008, 14:32
Piracy is never justified.
They are considered as the enemies of mankind and can be pursued and processed by anyone wherever they may be found.
edward bartolo
Nov 21st 2008, 13:15
They cannot be justified, because they are not stealing just to have something to eat, but also to arm themselves and to make money out of it. In other words, they are treating piracy as if it were a justifiable economic activity!
Piracy is a serious issue and should have been resolved as soon as it started.
Sandro Pace
Nov 21st 2008, 13:03
It will not be long before some people will start justifying piracy actions, "because they are poor".
Lawlessness and Somalia are becoming even more synonymous. Perhaps non-governance suits them well, but not other countries forced to be burdened by their problems.
Charles DeMicoli
Nov 21st 2008, 12:18
What's the officer's name?