Kuwait voices deep concerns over threats to maritime navigation

Kuwait voices deep concerns over threats to maritime navigation

Kuwait (UNA-OIC) – Kuwait’s cabinet has expressed deep concerns about the dangerous consequences of the threats to security and safety of maritime navigation in the waters leading to the Arabian Gulf and waters surrounding the Sea of Oman and the  Arabian Sea.
In a meeting held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the cabinet also voiced backing to the presidential statement issued by the UN Security Council on August 9 on the importance of ensuring maritime safety and safeguarding oceans’ legitimate use, according to a statement read out following the meeting by Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah.
It noted the UNSC statement has outlined the international references and laws related to the protection of the maritime routes, which are lifelines for the global economy.
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