Article: The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia.

M2 PRESSWIRE-19 May 2009-US Department of State: The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Spokesman, Washington, DC

In recognition of the growing impact of piracy on commercial shipping, humanitarian aid, and regional trade in the Horn of Africa, the United States and its international partners created the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia in New York on January 14, 2009.

The Contact Group was formed as an international cooperation mechanism against piracy, as called for in U.N. Security Council Resolution 1851, which was ...

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