Saudi Arabia warns UN Security Council of risks from attacks on shipping lanes
Saudi envoy urges protection of maritime navigation at UN, warning that closing straits threatens global supply chains and energy flows.
Key Takeaways
AISaudi Arabia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations told a Security Council session that the Kingdom stresses the importance of safeguarding freedom of maritime navigation and ensuring the safety of international supply routes, while refraining from any actions targeting commercial vessels or energy infrastructure.
He noted that recent developments in the region have demonstrated that the security of natural resources is inseparable from the security of the maritime passages on which global trade and energy supplies depend.
He emphasized that such illegal actions, including the closure of straits and sea lanes, will inevitably disrupt supply chains and the flow of natural resources to countries worldwide.