Taiwan contributes to maritime security effort in Somalia

on September 11, 2015

New marcomms centres to aid maritime safety and security.

Taiwan contributes to maritime security effort in Somalia

Taipei, Sept. 11 (CNA) Taiwan on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) that will allow for the establishment of a Maritime Communications Initiative, a new communications network to increase maritime safety along the Somali coast.

The MOU was signed in Brussels by Tung Kuo-yu (董國猷), Taiwan’s representative to the EU and Belgium, and James Burnell-Nugent, senior fellow of OBP, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Source: focustaiwan.tw

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