Somalia's plea for coastguard help
Updated on 22 April 2009
Somalia's foreign minister has urged the international community to help its fledgling government set up a coastguard service to fight piracy along the country's lawless coastline.
"We will be establishing a coast guard because this is essential for the establishment of the rule of law both along the coastline and in Somali waters," foreign minister Mohamed Omaar said.
Omaar was speaking before an international conference sponsored by the United Nations and the European Union in Brussels aimed at pledging support for the interim government's security forces.
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