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Article: FOURTH PLENARY MEETING OF CONTACT GROUP ON PIRACY OFF COAST OF SOMALIA

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September 14, 2009
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs issued the following news release:

The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (Contact Group) held its fourth meeting in New York City on 10 September 2009, under the Chairmanship of Japan.

The Contact Group welcomes the significant reduction in the rate of successful attacks by pirates off the coast of Somalia, especially among shipping following agreed Best Management Practices (BMPs), despite the worrying rise in the number of overall pirate attacks (the number of incidents this year has reached 156 already, compared to 111 incidents in last year). It notes with satisfaction, however, ...

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