IMO to support Somalia to repress piracy

摘要

International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Mr Efthimios Mitropoulos has reiterated IMO's assurance to the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia, Mr Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke, that the Organization stands ready to assist Somalia in repressing piracy off its coast and in the Gulf of Aden.rnMr Mitropoulos emphasised the importance of the effective implementation of the Code of Conduct concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, which was adopted in Djibouti in January 2009, mainly aiming at ensuring co-operation among its signatory countries for the investigation, arrest and prosecution of pirates; the interdiction and seizure of suspect ships and property on board such ships; the rescue of ships, persons and property subject to acts of piracy and armed robbery; and the conduct of shared operations - both among signatory States and also with navies from outside the region. Somalia was one of the countries to sign the Code.