The United States has no plan to deploy any of its troops to the Straits of Malacca to flush out terrorists and curb piracy, US Ambassador to Indonesia Ralp L. Boyce said here.

"Admiral (Thomas B.) Fargo never said the US was going to send its marines or special forces to the Straits of Malacca," Boyce was quoted Tuesday by The Jakarta Post as saying.

Boyce was referring to a statement made by the head of the Hawaii-based US Pacific Command during a congressional hearing in Washington on March 31. Fargo reportedly said the US planned to deploy marines and special operations forces along the Straits of Malacca - the world's busiest waterways - to flush out terrorists.

"He (Fargo) said there is an initiative with countries in the region to work together in cooperation - and only obviously at theinvitation of the countries like Malaysia, Singapore or Indonesia -to address trans-national threats in some joint fashion," Boyce said.

"Fargo was speaking in a congressional hearing purely hypothetically. How could we make a unilateral proposal like that without the close cooperation and support of the elements in the region? It doesn't make any sense," the ambassador said.

Source: Xinhua