SAUDI ARABIA
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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
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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
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OTHER INFORMATION |
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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 |
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Maritime boundary delimitation agreements
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with Bahrain |
| Frontier agreement (with map), 22 February 1958 (entry into force: 22 February 1958; registration #: 30248; registration date: 9 September 1993; ) |
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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; ) |
| 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; ) |
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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 ) Arabic | English | French |
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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; ) |
| 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;() Arabic | English |
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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; ) |
| 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; ) |
| 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; ) (see Law of the Sea Bulletin No. 70) |
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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, ) |
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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; ) |
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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 |
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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 |
| Letter dated 21 November 2012 from the Permanent Representatives of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General |
| 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 |
| Letter dated 8 January 2013 from the Permanent Representatives of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General |
| 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 |
| Letter dated 8 September 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General |
| 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 |
| 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.
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Letter dated 23 September 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
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| : 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. |
| : 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. |
| : Note verbale dated 21 December 2023 from the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. |
| : Letter dated 13 March 2024 from the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. |
| : Note verbale dated 18 March 2024 from the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. |
| : Letter dated 16 May 2024 from the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. |