Identifier
Created
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09STATE42291
2009-04-27 20:56:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:
SUBJECT: URGENT MEETING OF CONTACT GROUP ON
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UNCLAS STATE 042291
SIPDIS
ADDIS ABABA FOR USAU
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR ECON POL
SUBJECT: SUBJECT: URGENT MEETING OF CONTACT GROUP ON
PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA
UNCLAS STATE 042291
SIPDIS
ADDIS ABABA FOR USAU
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR ECON POL
SUBJECT: SUBJECT: URGENT MEETING OF CONTACT GROUP ON
PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA
1. The United States will call for an urgent meeting of the
Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) in
New York City in late May. Department is aware that the
Secretary,s recent remarks on this meeting have generated
keen interest in CGPCS capitals as well as the media. We
will forward details on the date and venue of the meeting as
soon as we have confirmed these details, and will ask that
you encourage active participation by capitals in this
meeting.
2. The U.S. agenda for the plenary is to forge greater
international agreement on measures required to combat piracy
off the Horn of Africa, to include engagement of and
incentives for Somali authorities to combat piracy;
continuing robust assistance to the Somali security
institutions and the African Union Mission in Somalia;
additional counter-piracy forces to augment forces in the
region; adoption by international missions and nations of
rules of engagement and national policies that will support
pirate detention and prosecution; exploring the feasibility
of tracking and freezing pirate assets; pressing victim
states to accept responsibility for prosecuting pirates;
urging the commercial shipping industry to improve ship
self-protection and develop incentives for the insurance
industry to support investment in such capability; and
pressing nations to promote No Concessions policies to deny
pirates the benefits of concessions that fuel this pernicious
activity.
3. Department points of contact on this issue are Donna
Hopkins, PM/PPA, 202-647-0792, hopkinsdl@state.gov or David
Foran, PM/PPA, 202-647-7162, forandm@state.gov.
CLINTON
SIPDIS
ADDIS ABABA FOR USAU
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR ECON POL
SUBJECT: SUBJECT: URGENT MEETING OF CONTACT GROUP ON
PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA
1. The United States will call for an urgent meeting of the
Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) in
New York City in late May. Department is aware that the
Secretary,s recent remarks on this meeting have generated
keen interest in CGPCS capitals as well as the media. We
will forward details on the date and venue of the meeting as
soon as we have confirmed these details, and will ask that
you encourage active participation by capitals in this
meeting.
2. The U.S. agenda for the plenary is to forge greater
international agreement on measures required to combat piracy
off the Horn of Africa, to include engagement of and
incentives for Somali authorities to combat piracy;
continuing robust assistance to the Somali security
institutions and the African Union Mission in Somalia;
additional counter-piracy forces to augment forces in the
region; adoption by international missions and nations of
rules of engagement and national policies that will support
pirate detention and prosecution; exploring the feasibility
of tracking and freezing pirate assets; pressing victim
states to accept responsibility for prosecuting pirates;
urging the commercial shipping industry to improve ship
self-protection and develop incentives for the insurance
industry to support investment in such capability; and
pressing nations to promote No Concessions policies to deny
pirates the benefits of concessions that fuel this pernicious
activity.
3. Department points of contact on this issue are Donna
Hopkins, PM/PPA, 202-647-0792, hopkinsdl@state.gov or David
Foran, PM/PPA, 202-647-7162, forandm@state.gov.
CLINTON