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Taiwan considers sending naval force to Somali waters
A senior official says Taiwan is considering sending a naval force to protect its fishing vessels off the coast of the African nation of Somalia.
- AP
- Published: 15:23 January 8, 2009
Taipei: A senior official says Taiwan is considering sending a naval force to protect its fishing vessels off the coast of the African nation of Somalia.
Thursday's comments by Mainland Affairs Council Vice Chairman Chao Chien-min come amid rising concern over attacks by Somali-based pirates against foreign vessels, including those from Taiwan.
Chao says that the Taiwanese government is currently studying the feasibility of dispatching its navy to the area, but that a final decision has not yet been reached.
There are now more than a dozen warships guarding Somalia's waters. Countries including the US, Britain, China, France, Germany and Iran have naval forces off the Somali coast or on their way there.
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