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The European Union has launched an anti-piracy1 mission off the coast of Somalia, following an increase in pirate attacks this year. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports on results of an E.U. ministers' meeting in Brussels.

The 27-member European Union is deploying2 air and naval3 forces off the coast of Somalia.

The International Maritime4 Bureau reports 63 acts of piracy this year off Somalia's coast and in the Gulf5 of Aden. In most cases, Somali pirates have demanded huge ransoms6 in return for releasing the ships.

The EU mission is dubbed7 Operation Atalanta, and it will also help protect U.N. and other foreign vessels8 in the region.

European foreign policy chief Javier Solana said he hoped more than half a dozen ships and surveillance aircraft will be in place by December. NATO recently launched a similar mission in the region, which is a key hub for shipping9 traffic.

Meanwhile, current EU president France also said the bloc10 has agreed to resume partnership11 talks with Russia that were suspended after its invasion of Georgia in August. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said there had been widespread support for resuming the talks among EU defense12 and foreign ministers meeting in Brussels.
　
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana (L) and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (R) hold a press conference in Brussels, 10 Nov 2008

Foreign policy chief Solana also made the case for the talks to resume in remarks to reporters earlier in the day.

"I think to have a relationship with Russia, which has a framework, is better for the interest of the European Union - it is better than to have a relationship which is outside the framework," he said. That does not mean we are going to have business as usual. It would not be as usual," said Solana.

The issue of resuming the partnership talks is expected to be taken up at an EU-Russia summit Friday in Nice, France.


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1 piracy 9N3xO     
n.海盗行为，剽窃，著作权侵害
参考例句：
  • The government has already adopted effective measures against piracy.政府已采取有效措施惩治盗版行为。
  • They made the place a notorious centre of piracy.他们把这地方变成了臭名昭著的海盗中心。
2 deploying 79c9e662a7f3c3d49ecc43f559de9424     
（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的现在分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用
参考例句：
  • Provides support for developing and deploying distributed, component-based applications. 为开发和部署基于组件的分布式应用程序提供支持。
  • Advertisement, publishing, repair, and install-on-demand are all available when deploying your application. 在部署应用程序时提供公布、发布、修复和即需即装功能。
3 naval h1lyU     
adj.海军的，军舰的，船的
参考例句：
  • He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
  • The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。
4 maritime 62yyA     
adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的
参考例句：
  • Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
  • The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。
5 gulf 1e0xp     
n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂
参考例句：
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
6 ransoms 91a64a68d03cd2a87da322909b9f09b7     
付赎金救人，赎金( ransom的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The kidnappers exacted ransoms for their hostages. 绑匪勒索人质的赎金。
  • Hotel:Wealthy captives sleep at the hotel for an increase in their ransoms. 酒店：富有的俘虏们要住在酒店等待足够的赎金以回家。
7 dubbed dubbed     
v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制
参考例句：
  • Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
  • Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 vessels fc9307c2593b522954eadb3ee6c57480     
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人
参考例句：
  • The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
9 shipping WESyg     
n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）
参考例句：
  • We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
  • There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。
10 bloc RxFzsg     
n.集团；联盟
参考例句：
  • A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
  • There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。
11 partnership NmfzPy     
n.合作关系，伙伴关系
参考例句：
  • The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
  • Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。
12 defense AxbxB     
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

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