Sulu Sea must not become new Somalia

on November 17, 2016

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Sulu Sea must not become “new Somalia”: Hishammuddin

KUALA LUMPUR: Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has stressed that the Sulu Sea should not become the “new Somalia.”

He said he touched on the need to ramp up efforts to prevent the area from turning into the ‘new Somalia’ at the just concluded 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) Retreat in Vientianne, Laos.

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Source: nst.com.my

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