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Friday, January 23, 2009

Japan to deploy destroyers off Somalia on anti-piracy mission

Atago class destroyerPrime Minister Taro Aso is set to order the defense minister to prepare to deploy Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) destroyers off Somalia on an anti-piracy mission, government officials said.

MSDF destroyers and personnel will police the seas under the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) Law to protect Japanese vessels and foreign vessels carrying Japanese nationals from pirates off Somalia.

A project team comprised of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Komeito adopted a mid-term report on Thursday urging the government to deploy destroyers to the area.

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