International Anti Piracy Summit to be Hosted in Cairo-Egypt
CAIRO, Apr. 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Phoenix Intelligence Support Services, Inc. - Anti Piracy Unit, Managing Director Mr. William "Bo" Fielding,
announced today that due to the recent spiking violent piracy in the Gulf of Aden and surrounding areas with
over 20 ships and more than 200 people currently being held by pirates, an emergency summit has been
organized through contacts with the government of Egypt, Somalia, Djibouti, Yemen, Jordan, Panama,
Malaysia, International Agencies and Industry leaders and others to bring together an unprecedented group of
Top Level Government and private sector decision makers and experts from key government agencies, which
will include major shipping, insurance, security and policy experts to present "immediate short term solutions,"
as well as long term policy models, to combat the growing scourge of criminal piracy in the world's most vital
trade routes and waterways.
Mr. Fielding stated that: "this international conference will bring together for the first time key decision
makers and experts with real solutions, that will be reflected on the sea, as well as on the ground,
within a very short period of time, rather than just a discussion forum, on this important issue."
Delegates and invited guests, include members of the Unites States Central Command (CENTCOM),
CT151, AFRICOM, SOMICOM, ENIGMA, US State Department, African Union, Suez Canal Authorities,
Panama Canal and Malaysian Authorities, Special Operations Commanders or their representatives from
Yemen, Djibouti, Jordan, USA, Spain, France, Germany and other EU Member Countries, Counter-Terrorism
Experts, Lloyds and other major Insurance Underwriters, Secretary General of Greek Arab Affairs
Ambassador Moheb El Samara (Egypt), Major Shipping Companies, members of the Somali transitional
Government and many other experts and dignitaries from Egypt, Asia, Middle East and Africa.
An estimated of 300 delegates worldwide are expected to attend the summit, heavy press coverage is
expected leading up to and during the event. The Cairo International Anti Piracy summit will be hosted on May
27th, 2009, with extended working groups on the 28th-29th of May, 2009 at the five stars Intercontinental
Hotel City Stars, located in Nasr City, Cairo- Egypt.
in Cairo Represented by General Ahmed Fouad Atta at: Intl.consulting@gmail.com.
SOURCE: Phoenix Intelligence Support Services, Inc. - Anti Piracy Unit
CONTACT: William E. Fielding, Managing Director of Phoenix Intelligence Support Services, Inc. - Anti
Piracy Unit, +1-954-328-6555
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