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Article: UN Security Council Resolution on Piracy (Taken Question).
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- April 23, 2008
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M2 PRESSWIRE-23 April 2008-US Department of State: UN Security Council Resolution on Piracy (Taken Question)(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Taken Question Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC
Question: Is the UN Security Council working on a resolution on piracy?
Answer: The United States is very concerned about the increasing number of acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea, especially off the coast of Somalia. According to the International Chamber of Commerce's International Maritime Bureau, the number of vessel hijackings off the Somali coast increased from 2 in 2004 to 31 in 2007.
On February 27, 2008, Somalia's Transitional ...
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