Subject	Predicate	Object
nLTlswB3	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	CVIOVCj0
	answer has answering person	Henry Bellingham
	answer text	Regional engagement is at the heart of our counter-piracy strategy for piracy off the coast of Somalia. This is why we invited representatives from over 50 countries to London in February for the Conference on Somalia, including high-level representation from a number of key regional countries. As Minister for Africa, I have engaged regularly with my counterparts in these countries, and in particular I worked closely with my counterparts in Kenya, Tanzania, the Seychelles and Mauritius to secure a regional burden-sharing agreement to further our collective efforts to tackle the scourge of piracy. I am committed to ensuring that this close dialogue and cooperation with countries in the region continues.
	answer given date	2012-04-16
	answer has answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	written answer has answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office	answering body has written answer	nLTlswB3
Foreign and Commonwealth Office	answering body has answer	nLTlswB3
CVIOVCj0	question has answer	nLTlswB3
Henry Bellingham	answering person has answer	nLTlswB3