Tanzania and Kenya Pledge to start Joint Naval Operations

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Tanzania and Kenya have pledged to start joint naval operations off the East African Indian Ocean coast, to tame rising cases of piracy in the area. Zanzibar President Amani Abeid Karume and the visiting Kenyan Vice- President, Kalonzo Musyoka, yesterday expressed concern over the upheaval caused by pirates in the area.

Mr Karume proposed joint naval patrols in the areas by Tanzanian and Kenyan forces in the war against piracy. The two leaders noted during talks at the State House here that the route was crucial to economies of the two countries, because most imports and exports of the region pass through. Pirates hijacking ships have been a problem affecting trade and other activities in the region.

We should work jointly to stop these illegal activities, President Karume told the Kenyan VP. He said some commercial ships to the East African coast were forced to divert the route up to more than 6,000 nautical miles, sometimes leading to delays in delivery of cargo to avoid being hijacked. This, he said, result in shipping companies to increased freight charges. Mr Musyoka also expressed Kenya's concern at the destruction caused by piracy off the Coast of Somalia. "We are concerned and every effort must be put in place to deal with piracy decisively", said Musyoka.

The Zanzibar president urged Kenyans to promote and safeguard peace and stability in their country, saying internal squabbles would undermine development efforts. Mr Musyoka also held a meeting with his Tanzanian counterpart Dr Ali Shein in Dar-es-Salaam where they agreed that Kenya and Tanzania will revive an agreement for a Joint Commission for Cooperation that was signed 21 years ago.

Source: Ecoterra Intl, May 18, 2009

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