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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

China invited to set up anti-piracy base in Seychelles

Peace ArkThe Seychelles has invited China to set up a base to counter piracy in the region, the Seychelles’ Foreign Affairs Minister has announced. The Seychelles hosts anti-piracy forces from other countries, including the United States and India.

Agence France Presse reported Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Paul Adam as saying on Friday that, "we have invited the Chinese government to set up a military presence on Mahe to fight the pirate attacks that the Seychelles face on a regular basis."

"For the time being China is studying this possibility because she has economic interests in the region and Beijing is also involved in the fight against piracy," he explained.

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