EU support for Yemen anti-sea piracy efforts discussed

SANA'A, May 02 (Saba)-
Minister of Transport Kalid al-Wazir discussed on Sunday with a European Union
delegation, led
by Michel Irue, possibilities of the EU to support efforts of Yemen exerted to
combat sea piracy.
In the meeting, the minister reviewed the efforts Yemen has done during the past
period to fight marine piracy resulting in the signing of the Code of Conduct of
Djibouti
as well as establishing a regional center for combating piracy, noting the
importance of providing equipment which the EU showed willingness to help in.
He pointed out the importance of supporting coastguards and Yemeni marine forces to
enable them to carry out their missions under cooperation with the international
community
in order to combat sea piracy.
For his part, the EU official affirmed the necessity of coordinating efforts to
curb the sea piracy phenomenon, noting that the EU will work to help Yemen in this
regard
in coordination with the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
AMAM