ACCRA— The Danish Ambassador to Ghana, Tom Norring has revealed that the frigate that was deployed by the Danish government to the Gulf of Guinea to Combat Piracy has been withdrawn.

This, according to him is due to the Russia/Ukraine war.

The Danish Ambassador made this disclosure at a workshop hosted by CEMLAWS Africa.

Norring revealed that “due to the tensions arising in my own neighborhood back home, in Eastern Europe after the brutal Russian attacks on Ukraine. That led to a decision by my government to withdraw the frigate a little ahead of time to become part of the NATO standing force which is in a high state of readiness.”

According to him, the frigate despite its short stay in the Gulf of Guinea made a significant impact in the fight against piracy.

Various security experts and stakeholders in the maritime industry deliberated on how to tackle maritime insecurity and also develop the blue economy of Ghana as part of the AMARIS Project.

The AMARIS Project is a collaboration between the Centre for Maritime Law and Security (CEMLAWS) Africa, the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), the University of Copenhagen, and the University of Ghana, the Republic of Denmark, and the SafeSeas Network on Maritime Security. AMARIS is funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Speaker of Parliament in a speech read on his behalf by the MP for Adaklu, Kwame Agbodza stressed the need for capacity building of Parliament in maritime security and governance to effectively exercise its oversight responsibilities.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK