UN Strips Pirates of Somali Haven

UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council has passed a resolution permitting member countries to enter the territorial waters of Somalia to fight piracy.  The U.S.-sponsored resolution, passed unanimously by the Security Council on Dec. 2, is valid for 12 months. It welcomes the recent initiatives taken by countries like India, Canada, France, Russia, Britain and the U.S. to counter piracy off Somali coast.  The Security Council resolution is expected to come as a big help to countries like India that are fighting Somali pirates.  Under international laws, naval ships are free to patrol international waters.  Indian naval vessels and those from the other countries were constrained so far to enter the territorial waters of Somalia, a situation the pirates have taken full advantage of.

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