Prime Somali pirates asked not to pay ransom.

SyuzhetyPiratstvo off Somali22.04.2009Rossiysky crew of the tanker otbil attack piratovVoennaya operation against Somali piratov19.04.2009Korabli NATO staged a semichasovuyu pursuit of piratamiPremer Minister of Somalia, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke) has asked the State who suffer from piracy in the Gulf of Aden, maritime robbers not to pay ransom. His words lead agency Reuters.
"The only reason why people become pirates - is that the company's ship owners decide to pay them money," - Sharmarke told reporters in Addis Ababa.
Somali Prime also questioned the effectiveness of Western methods of combating pirates. According to him, the foreign warships patrolling the coast of the country, nor an inch will not disturb "marine bands.
Sharmarke stressed that the only way to combat piracy is to create a ground-based security services. In this regard, he asked the world community to help Somalia in the creation of such a service.
As noted by Reuters, during the passing of Brussels donors' conference revealed that the establishment of land-based transitional government security forces of Somalia want 165 million dollars. In anticipation of the April 23 - the main day of the conference - EU authorities have declared that Mogadishu will provide 77.54 million U.S. dollars.
The transitional government operating in Somalia since the fall of 1991, the regime of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre (Mohamed Siad Barre). Throughout this time, in a country almost totally lacking a unified state. During the power struggle in Somalia, several Islamist groups, denying the authority of politicians who supported the West.
Against this background, the bandits regularly attacking passing by Somali tankers and dry cargo ships, forcing them to pay ransom for the captured sailors. Only in March 2009 in the Gulf of Aden pirates have attacked 18 ships. Some states have decided to send to the region, its navy, which has not yet been able to reduce the activity of thieves.