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Minister's efforts to secure support for joint pirate effort in Gulf of Guinea fall flat

So far, no countries have been willing to back a Danish proposal for a joint military effort to combat piracy against ships in the Gulf of Guinea, Danish Defense Minister Trine Bramsen tells ShippingWatch.

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It has not been possible for Danish Defense Minister Trine Bramsen (Social Democrat) to gather support from other countries for a joint, stronger effort to combat ship hijackings and pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of West Africa.

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