EU Urges World’s Navies to Join Anti-Piracy Fleet

The European Union is urging nations from outside the bloc to join the EU’s anti-piracy naval force off Somalia, the fleet’s commander said.

“We are in talks with countries that want to contribute that have the potential to double the size of the force,” Admiral Philip Jones said today at a news conference in Brussels.

The EU yesterday formally approved Operation Atalanta, the 27-member organization’s first naval mission. The force will try to suppress piracy in an area more than three times the size of France.

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