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Permanent Mission of the Somali Republic to the United Nations, His Excellency Omar Jamal addresses a meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia.

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Omar Jamal, First Secretary of the Somali mission spoke today at the Fifth Plenary meeting of Contact group chaired by Norway. "Somali feel sometimes being diagnosed with their input." said Omar Jamal. The piracy issue is prodcut of the lawlesness of the country, and to tackle it, international communtiy must empower the Somali security force so they can patrol thier own waters. There is NO short cut here, and the only way out is long term plan by empowering the Somali goveremnt to restore law and order and patrol Somali coastline." Omar Jamal continued. The Mission expresses thanks to the leadership of Norway in this particular problem. The Somali people are at complete loss that the fact the international community rendered helpless by bunch of Somali teenagers riding speedboats, armed with AK47 and PRGs. Somali goverment will collaborate with the international community to come up with ever lasting resolution to the piracy issue."

28 January 2010


United Nations, New York

A wide view of the Security Council as it unanimously adopts resolution 1910 (2010), authorizing the African Union to maintain its Mission in Somalia until 31 January 2011.
28 January 2010
United Nations,

New York

 

U.S. Permanent Representative Briefs on Côte d'Ivoire and Somalia