EU NAVFOR escorts AMISOM Vessel

November 23, 2009 - 16:32

From the 20th until 24th of November, the EUNAVFOR Belgian Warship Louise-Marie escorted the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) ship “Alpha Kirawira”.

On the 20th of November 09, the EUNAVFOR Belgian warship Louise-Marie escorted the 1274-tons “Alpha Kirawira” from Mogadishu to Mombasa.

AMISOM protects government and other vital infrastructure in Mogadishu in support of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia. The troops rely on logistic support from Mogadishu.

At the request of the UN, the EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr Javier Solana, promised that AMISOM hired ships would be protected by EU NAVFOR as the EU, as part of its comprehensive approach, supports the TFG and AMISOM.