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SAUDI ARABIA

SUBMISSION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEPOSIT OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA (UNCLOS)
M.Z.N.77.2010.LOS of 25 March 2010 Deposit of lists of geographical coordinates of points, pursuant to article 16, paragraph 2, of the Convention concerning the baselines of Saudi Arabia “in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Arabian Gulf”, as contained in Council of Ministers Resolution No. 15 dated 11 January 2010 and Royal Decree No. M/4 dated 12 January 2010

 

Communications received by the Secretary-General in connection with the deposit of charts and/or lists of geographical coordinates of points
  Communication from the Government of the United Arab Emirates dated 5 May 2010 Arabic|English|French

  Communication from the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt dated 15 September 2010 Arabic|English

  Communication from the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran dated 22 December 2010 English

  Communication from the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  dated 15 June 2011 Arabic|English

  Communication from the Government of the United Arab Emirates dated 17 November 2011 Arabic|English

  Communication from the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran dated 14 August 2012 English

A/67/762 Letter dated 20 February 2013 from the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General

  A/67/836 Communication from the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia dated 2 March 2013

OTHER INFORMATION

Legislation
 Royal Decree No. 33 of 16 February 1958
 Royal Decree No. M-27 of 7 September 1968
 Council of Ministers Resolution No. 15 dated 11 January 2010
 Royal Decree No. M/4 dated 12 January 2010
 Royal Decree No. 6 dated 13 December 2011 on the Statute of Maritime Delimitation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Maritime boundary delimitation agreements
 and other material

with Bahrain
 Frontier agreement (with map), 22 February 1958 (entry into force: 22 February 1958; registration #: 30248; registration date: 9 September 1993; link to UNTS)

with Egypt
  Agreement of maritime delimitation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Arab Republic of Egypt, 8 April 2016 (entry into force: 2 July 2017; registration #: 54577; registration date: 25 July 2017; link to UNTS)

with Iran (Islamic Republic of)
 Agreement concerning the sovereignty over the islands of Al-'Arabiyah and Farsi and the delimitation of the boundary line separating submarine areas between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Iran (with exchanges of letters, map and English translation), 24 October 1968 (entry into force: 29 January 1969; registration #:  9976; registration date:  27 October 1969; link to UNTS)

with Jordan
Agreement on the delimitation of the maritime boundaries in the Gulf of Aqaba between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan of 16 December 2007 (entry into force: 10 June 2010; registration number 47974; registration date:  22 November 2010 link to UNTS) Arabic | English | French

with Kuwait
 Agreement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Kuwait concerning the submerged area adjacent to the divided zone, 2 July 2000 (entry into force: 31 January 2001; registration #:  37359; registration date: 29 March 2001; link to UNTS)
  Supplementary Agreement to the Agreement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Kuwait on the Partition of the Neutral Zone and to the Agreement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Kuwait concerning the Submerged Area Adjacent to the Divided Zone, 24 December 2019 (entry into force: 3 February 2020; registration #: I-56210; registration date: 12 March 2020;( link to UNTS) Arabic | English

with Qatar
 Agreement on the delimitation of the offshore and land boundaries between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, 4 December 1965 (entry into force: 31 May 1971; registration #: 30249; registration date: 9 September 1993; link to UNTS)
Minutes of meeting concerning land border demarcation and maritime border designation between Saudi Arabia and Qatar in Dawhat Salwa, 21 March 2001 (Registration Number : I - 30249; link to UNTS)
Joint Minutes on the land and maritime boundaries to the Agreement of 4 December 1965 between the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the delimitation of the offshore and land boundaries, 5 July 2008  (Registration Number : I - 30249; link to UNTS) (see Law of the Sea Bulletin No. 70)

with United Arab Emirates
 Agreement on the delimitation of boundaries, 21 August 1974 (entry into force: 21 August 1974; registration # I-30250; registration date:9 September 1993, link to UNTS)

with Yemen
 International Border Treaty between the Republic of Yemen and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 12 June 2000  (entry into force: 4 July 2000; registration #: I-43167; registration date:  9 October 2006; link to UNTS)

Additional relevant material
Saudi Arabia: Communication  dated 11 April 2007 concerning the Agreement between Qatar and Abu Dhabi on the settlement of maritime boundaries and ownership of islands , 20 March 1969
United Arab Emirates: Note dated 16 June 2009 concerning the Joint Minutes on the land and maritime boundaries to the Agreement of 4 December 1965 between the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the delimitation of the offshore and land boundaries, 5 July 2008
Saudi Arabia: Note verbale dated 9 August 2009 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia addressed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia: Note verbale dated 7 November 2009 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia addressed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Note dated 12 November 2009
Saudi Arabia: Note dated 16 November 2009 containing a response of Saudi Arabia to the memorandum of the United Arab Emirates concerning the Joint Minutes on the land and maritime boundaries to the Agreement of 4 December 1965 between the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the delimitation of the offshore and land boundaries, 5 July 2008
United Arab Emirates: Note dated 27 December 2009
United Arab Emirates: Communication dated 17 November 2011

Other communications
United Arab Emirates: Note verbale dated 15 March 2010
United Arab Emirates: Note verbale dated 21 March 2010
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia - Joint Note Verbale dated 25 January 2011
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia - Joint Note Verbale dated 15 December 2011
Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Note Verbale dated 25 January 2012
Saudi Arabia - Letter dated 19 October 2012 with two attached memorandums Arabic | English | French | English
A/67/593 Letter dated 21 November 2012 from the Permanent Representatives of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
A/67/684 Letter dated 21 December 2012 from the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
A/67/691 Letter dated 8 January 2013 from the Permanent Representatives of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
A/67/836 Note verbale dated 14 March 2013 from the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia - Joint Note Verbale transmitted on 23 September 2015
Saudi Arabia: Note Verbale transmitted on 16 December 2015: Arabic | English
Iran: Note Verbale dated 21 April 2016: English | French
A/71/375 Letter dated 8 September 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
A/71/694 Note verbale dated 27 December 2016 from the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
 Sudan: Communication from the Permanent Representative of Sudan transmitted to the Secretary-General on 15 December 2017. Arabic | English
 Egypt: Declaration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt dated 27 December 2017 Arabic | English
S/2018/207 Identical letters dated 7 March 2018 from the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of the Security Council.

A/73/212 Note verbale dated 5 July 2018 from the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
A/73/375 Note verbale dated 31 August 2018 from the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General

 S/2019/392 Letter dated 15 May 2019 from the Permanent Representatives of Norway, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council

S/2019/502 Letter dated 17 June 2019 from the Permanent Representatives of Norway, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council

A/74/760 Note verbale dated 19 February 2020 from the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the President of the General Assembly.

S/2020/330 Note verbale dated 24 April 2020 from the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council.

S/2020/331 Note verbale dated 24 April 2020 from the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council.

A/76/385 Letter dated 23 September 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General

 A/77/1013-S/2023/651: Identical letters dated 22 August 2023 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.
 A/78/567-S/2023/809: Identical letters dated 27 October 2023 from the Permanent Representatives of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.
A/78/685: Note verbale dated 21 December 2023 from the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
A/78/811: Letter dated 13 March 2024 from the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
A/78/824: Note verbale dated 18 March 2024 from the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
 
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