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60266
Tue, 05/12/2009 - 18:32
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FLEXIBLE, INCLUSIVE APPROACH NEEDED TO FIGHT PIRACY
SINGAPORE, May 12 (Bernama) -- A flexible and inclusive approach towards
solving the piracy situation in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia is
needed until a more lasting solution can be found on shore, a Singapore minister
said Tuesday.
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean said that while
naval action to deter and disrupt the pirates was critical to restoring
immediate order and confidence in this important maritime artery, the situation
in the Gulf of Aden was much more complex.
"Issues such as the prosecution of pirates-under-capture and coordination of
naval resources continue to limit the effectiveness of these efforts," he said
when opening the 7th International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia 2009
at the Singapore Expo here.
The situation in the Gulf of Aden was a clear illustration of how insecurity
in one part of the world had global ramifications, Teo said, adding that the
nature and scale of disruption to the security of the sea lines of communication
there demanded an international response.
The minister noted that there were various naval groupings operating off
Somalia, from the European Union and Nato (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation),
the United States-led Combined Task Force 151, as well as ships from various
other navies operating independently.
Teo also said that the situation in the Gulf of Aden demonstrated again that
contemporary security challenges could no longer be solved by a single country
or a small exclusive group of countries acting on its own.
"The response to the situation in the Gulf of Aden requires a broader range
of actors and stakeholders to be co-opted and engaged. Only then will we
collectively have the capacity, resources, reach, ideas and expertise to deal
with the problem," he said.
After the opening ceremony, Teo visited some of the foreign warships taking
part in the warships display at Changi Naval Base.
This year, 18 visiting warships from 13 countries have come to take part in
the display, which is being hosted by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) from
Tuesday to Thursday.
A total of 140 exhibitors, 41 navies and coast guards, as well as over 5,000
delegates are present at the exhibition.
The RSN will also be hosting the inaugural Maritime Information-Sharing
Exercise (MARISX) in which 16 countries will practise the information-sharing
process and to validate the linkages between their operation centres at the new
Information Fusion Centre located in the Changi Command and Control Centre.
-- BERNAMA
solving the piracy situation in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia is
needed until a more lasting solution can be found on shore, a Singapore minister
said Tuesday.
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean said that while
naval action to deter and disrupt the pirates was critical to restoring
immediate order and confidence in this important maritime artery, the situation
in the Gulf of Aden was much more complex.
"Issues such as the prosecution of pirates-under-capture and coordination of
naval resources continue to limit the effectiveness of these efforts," he said
when opening the 7th International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia 2009
at the Singapore Expo here.
The situation in the Gulf of Aden was a clear illustration of how insecurity
in one part of the world had global ramifications, Teo said, adding that the
nature and scale of disruption to the security of the sea lines of communication
there demanded an international response.
The minister noted that there were various naval groupings operating off
Somalia, from the European Union and Nato (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation),
the United States-led Combined Task Force 151, as well as ships from various
other navies operating independently.
Teo also said that the situation in the Gulf of Aden demonstrated again that
contemporary security challenges could no longer be solved by a single country
or a small exclusive group of countries acting on its own.
"The response to the situation in the Gulf of Aden requires a broader range
of actors and stakeholders to be co-opted and engaged. Only then will we
collectively have the capacity, resources, reach, ideas and expertise to deal
with the problem," he said.
After the opening ceremony, Teo visited some of the foreign warships taking
part in the warships display at Changi Naval Base.
This year, 18 visiting warships from 13 countries have come to take part in
the display, which is being hosted by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) from
Tuesday to Thursday.
A total of 140 exhibitors, 41 navies and coast guards, as well as over 5,000
delegates are present at the exhibition.
The RSN will also be hosting the inaugural Maritime Information-Sharing
Exercise (MARISX) in which 16 countries will practise the information-sharing
process and to validate the linkages between their operation centres at the new
Information Fusion Centre located in the Changi Command and Control Centre.
-- BERNAMA
