From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Wed Sep 10 2008 - 14:19:12 EDT
Press Release
By Staff
Sep 10, 2008, 16:12
In continuation of the invasion and blessing of invasion in violation of
Somalia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, foreign companies are
engaged in the looting of fishery and other marine resources in the
territorial waters of Somalia and the Southern Red Sea.
Amid such illegal practices not different from acts of theft and
banditry, rumors have repeatedly been disseminated over the past months
claiming that 'pirates have been seizing ships' in Somali territorial
waters. World media outlets have also been disseminating this rumor as
it is without verifying its credibility and raising the basic questions
of "from where did these so-called seized ships come from?" and "for
what purpose are they in the territorial waters of sovereign states?"
This campaign is designed to cover up these naked acts of looting and
gross violation of international laws being committed in the territorial
waters of Somalia and the Southern Red Sea through violating the
sovereignty of countries on the one hand and deploying military force
under the pretext of "combating piracy" so as to ensure exploitation on
the other. And as such, the Government of Eritrea strongly opposes and
condemns this practice, and calls on the international community to
fulfill its legal obligation.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
10 September 2008
Asmara
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