Dubai: A comprehensive and integrated response is required to combat maritime piracy, the UAE Foreign Minister, said on Monday.
Addressing the first Maritime Counter Piracy Conference on the inaugural day, Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan said the response should come from all the stakeholders.
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Foreign ministers, security and maritime experts from 50 countries are taking part in the conference which concludes on Tuesday.
"For the UAE, this conference represents a significant part of our policies and efforts in counter-piracy response, Shaikh Abdullah said. "In the military sphere, our armed forces have joined international efforts in freeing hijacked ships and in cooperating with our friends in the international community."
"This was clearly manifested during this month when the UAE forces cooperated with the US Fifth Fleet to free the captured MV Arrilah," Shaikh Abdullah said.
Experts said combined efforts are essential to tackle the offshore problem onshore, through helping Somalia achieve stability and prosperity.
