EU IMPOTENCE and incompetence in the international affairs. The German government has voted in favor of sending up to 1,400 soldiers and a warship to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia. The operation will be part of the EU mission launched in early December. Are EU chicken ? while EU keep this ban ?
Poultry Ban The EU has rejected attempts to lift a long-running ban on US poultry washed in chlorine.» ARE EU & THE UN 5 PERMANENT SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SO CALLED GREAT POWERS CHICKENS TOO by allowing this violation to continue ? The Vietnamese communists , the Chinese friends, continued to disobey the UN resolutions:Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6, by vote of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from Cambodia. As of today, Cambodia is still occupied by the Vietnamese troops despite the call from the US president to Vietnam to cease her occupation of Cambodia since 1988. German lawmakers .Politics | 19.12.2008 German Government Approves Anti-Piracy Mission Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: The German government will send up to 1,400 soldiers on the mission The German government has voted in favor of sending up to 1,400 soldiers and a warship to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia. The operation will be part of the EU mission launched in early December. German lawmakers voted 491-55 in favor of sending the navy to join anti-piracy operations in the EU "Atalanta" mission. The German mandate will last one year and could cost the country an estimated 45 million euros ($64 million). According to Social Democratic Party (SPD) foreign affairs expert Rolf Muetzenich, more than one third of the people in Somalia rely on aid from abroad, which reaches them almost exclusively via the sea. This is why the marine deployment is "first and foremost a humanitarian operation," Muetzenich said. The German "Karlsruhe" frigate is already situated in the operational area and can begin the mission immediately. The EU "Atalanta" mission was launched on Dec. 8, 2008 with six warships and three air patrols. The operation is centered on protecting vessels of the World Food Program, as well as other unarmed merchant ships. Piracy only part of bigger problem Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Piracy may be the immediate problem, but Somalia also needs developmental aid urgently But Free Democratic Party (FDP) chairperson Birgit Homburger warned that a marine mission to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia only responds to one part of a larger problem, which is entrenched poverty in Somalia. Only developmental aid and diplomatic measures can help the situation in Somalia improve in the long run. "This problem cannot be solved with soldiers alone," she said. Piracy has surged out of control this year in the Horn of Africa, as more than 200 ships have been attacked and around 40 seized. DW Staff (ls) Bury _________________________________________________________________ It’s the same Hotmail®. If by “same” you mean up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad1_122008 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
