By OLIVER SAMBOKOTHE ship intercepted on the Mediterranean Sea on suspicion of transporting illegal arms, was using the Zambian flag illegally because Government does not own the MV Gauja cargo ship, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary for International Relations and Cooperation (IR&C), Chalwe Lombe has said.Mr Lombe said the government does not own MV Gauja, the cargo ship that was intercepted in the Mediterranean Sea on suspicion that it was carrying illegal arms.He said Government does not own it and has never registered the vessel.“The government is yet to set up an International Ship Registry. Further, the government is not undertaking any operation in the Mediterranean Sea,” Mr Lombe said.He said Zambia had communicated to the International Maritime Organisation to inform the body responsible for all maritime matters of its position.Mr Lombe was responding to a press query on allegations suggesting that a vessel registered in Zambia and bearing the Zambian flag was intercepted […]
ARMS SHIP NOT OURS – PS
