World leaders have to deal "properly" with piracy off the Somalian coast, UK Defence Secretary John Hutton has said.
He told the BBC the problem had to be looked at strategically, with restoring law and order in the region a priority.
But Mr Hutton said it was "too early" to talk about directly intervening in war-torn Somalia, which he described as a "basket case".
The US government is to urge the UN this week to authorise "all necessary measures" against Somali pirates.
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