Somali authorities have asked for assistance in the establishment of Coast Guard.

SyuzhetyVoennaya operation against Somali piratov14.05.2009Piratov discouraged from Egyptian ship South Korean helicopter representative of the National Security Somalia Mohamud Mohamed Nur (Nur Mohamed Mohamoud) on the ongoing anti-piracy summit in Malaysia has asked the international community to help mogadishu in establishing its own coast guard. That was reported by BBC News.
According to Mohamud, the Somali Government was committed to the fight against piracy. Moreover, in his view, the creation of Coast Guard will help prevent illegal fishing by foreign vessels, and dumping of toxic waste off the coast of Somalia.
However, he stressed that was not proposing to establish a foreign Somalia anti-piracy structure, but only to provide equipment and training.
According to the Minister of Safety Somali region of Puntland, Abdullah Said Samatara (Abdullahi Said Samatar), the Government will not allow foreign forces to create the country's land base to combat piracy, as it would be an invasion of the country. However, he noted that the Somali government ready to cooperate.
In late April, the Prime Minister of Somalia, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke) has asked the international community to help in the fight against piracy by creating the country's ground security officials. At the same time in Brussels, hosted a conference of donor countries, during which it became clear that the establishment of such a service to Somalia should be 165 million dollars. Later, the head of European Commission for Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel (Louis Michel) announced that Somalia will be allocated $ 250 million.
In recent years, piracy in Somalia is of concern to many of the world nations. In captivity for the sea thieves regularly get foreign court, for which pirates demand ransom. As of May 15, from the beginning of 2009, gunmen seized 29 vessels on board which had 472 crew members.
The authorities can not cope with piracy, which authorized the UN presence in the Gulf of Aden foreign naval ships. There are currently off the coast of Somalia are several warships, including Russia and the United States. In addition, the UN Security Council authorized the use of force against the pirates on the ground, but this opportunity was not seized.
The situation is compounded by civil war, which is in Somalia since 1991. There is no single centralized state - part of the territory controlled by Islamist militants, but some regions have declared their independence.