Clinton praises Malaysia's Efforts to combat Piracy

At a joint news conference in Washington, D.C., with Malaysia's Foreign Minister Y.B. Anifah bin Haji Aman, Secretary Clinton said, "the role that Malaysia is playing and can play, regionally and even globally, on a number of important issues is significant, and therefore we want to broaden and deepen our strategic cooperation."

Malaysia, which is the United State's 16th largest trading partner, is a strong and steady partner of the United States, said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Secretary Clinton praised Malaysia's efforts to combat piracy, noting that Malaysian naval vessels have been very effective in the Gulf of Aden, though Kuala Lumpur, which hosts the Pricay Monitoring Centre, an NGO subsidiary of the International Chamber of Commerce's International Maritime Bureau of London, does not even have an anti-piracy law.

Secretary of State Clinton reiterated to Foreign Minister Anifah "that the United States is solidly committed under the Obama Administration to strengthening our relationship with Southeast Asia."

Source:Ecoterra May 24, 2009

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