The United Arab Emirates has decided to join the International Alliance for the Safety and Protection of Maritime Navigation and ensure the safety of sea lanes.
Salem Al Zaabi, Director of the Department of Security Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said that the UAE's accession to this international alliance aims to support regional and international efforts to face the threats of maritime navigation and global trade, ensure global energy security, and the continued flow of energy supplies to the global economy, and contribute to peace-keeping. And international security.
The Alliance aims to protect merchant ships by providing safe navigation to ensure freedom of maritime navigation and international trade, and to protect the interests of participating countries in order to enhance the security and safety of merchant ships passing through the corridors. The IOSCO's area of operation covers the Strait of Hormuz, Bab al-Mandab, the Sea of Oman and the Arabian Gulf.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said yesterday that the United States appreciates Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates declaring their participation in protecting waterways.
Recent events showed the importance of protecting world trade and freedom of navigation.
On the other hand, Saudi Arabia said in a letter to the Security Council that it is dealing with an organized terrorist attack, adding that it would respond to the attack in accordance with international law.
According to «Arab Net», the Saudi mission to the United Nations, the day before yesterday, two letters to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, and another to the President of the Security Council Permanent Representative of Russia Vasily Nabanzia, and members of the Security Council. The letters carried an explanation of the Saudi position on the attack on its oil facilities and the world economy as a whole.
In the letter, Saudi Arabia called on the United Nations and international experts to participate in the investigation into the attack on the Aramco factories in Khurais and Abqaiq in the Eastern Province on Saturday.
"All indications are that the weapons used in the Aramco attack are Iranian," the letter said.
In its letter to the Security Council, Saudi Arabia said it would take measures to respond to the Aramco attack in accordance with international law.
Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday its accession to the International Alliance for the Safety and Protection of Maritime Navigation.
An official source at the Ministry of Defense in Saudi Arabia said that the Kingdom has decided to join the International Alliance for the Safety and Protection of Maritime Navigation and to ensure the safety of sea lanes.
The idea of forming an international coalition emerged on July 9, when the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Danford, announced Washington's work to form the alliance.
Pakistan: We stand with Saudi Arabia with all our capabilities
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz met yesterday with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at the Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah.
At the beginning of the meeting, Khan stressed his country's strong condemnation of the sabotage attacks on the Aramco factories in Abqaiq and Khurais, expressing Pakistan's support to Saudi Arabia, and its full stand with it all its capabilities and support in the face of these acts of sabotage. ». For his part, Prince Mohammed bin Salman that these sabotage attacks aimed at destabilizing the security and stability of the region, stressing the importance of countering them. .Cool - SPA
- American welcome to join Saudi Arabia and the UAE
To the Alliance for the Protection of Navigation and Waterways.