Atalanta Operation

The minister will sign an agreement of collaboration against the piracy in the East Indian. Car to me Chacn she initiates a small tour by Africa. She will visit the Spanish military of the operation ' Atalanta' against the piracy. The Spanish minister of Dnsa, Car to me Chacn, arrived east Monday the Seychelles Islands to sign an agreement of collaboration in the fight against the water piracy of the East Indian, within a small tour by Africa that includes a visit to the unfolded Spanish military in the Atalanta Operation. The minister first thing landed in the morning in Port Victory, capital of Seychelles, where she has predicted to meet with the president of the country, James A. Michel, as well as with the minister of Internal Subjects, Environment and Transport, to subscribe the agreement of collaboration between both countries that allows to reinforce the already existing agreements on the fight against the water piracy of the East Indian.

During its stay in Seychelles, of hardly three hours, Chacn will transfer to the authorities gratefulness of the Spanish Government to their collaboration in the fight against the piracy and its support to the fleet Spanish tunny boat that has its base in this country, informed sources into the Ministry of Dnsa. Spain and Seychelles the past subscribed a series in agreements of collaboration in the fight against the piracy and of fishing and military cooperation 14 of November, on the occasion of the official visit to Spain of their president, James A. Michel. The agreements include aspects as I fly over of the airspace and the use of ports and airports of Seychelles by Spanish military units, the transit by their territory of armament for the Spanish fishing boats, the support of Seychelles to jail to presumed pirates, and the exchange of information on pirate groups that they act in the zone. It visits Yibuti Later, the minister will move to Yibuti to visit the Spanish troops who fight against the piracy against the coasts of Somalia.

It will be useful, also, to meet themselves with the authorities of this country and to analyze diverse aspects of situation in the zone and of the operation " Atalanta". This is the third visit of the holder of Spanish Dnsa – first it did the 2 of November of 2008 and the second 20 of April of 2009 – to the displaced military contingent to the African continent, made up of about 500 ctivos. At the moment, Spain has unfolded in the zone the frigate battle " Santa Mara" and an air force detachment in Yibuti with a P-3 airplane of recognition, as well as a group of training of the somal Army, in Uganda. The minister has predicted to visit the frigate, that she is these days berthed in the port of Yibuti, and the air force detachment. The Operation " Atalanta" it is the first European marine mission and must with aim contribute to the dissuasion, prevention and repression of acts of armed piracy and somales water robberies, in support to Resolution 1816 of the Security Council of the UN. Source of the news: Car to me Chacn it arrives at Seychelles to sign an agreement of fight against the piracy in the East Indian