VOL. XLVI

No 49

8-December-2003

IRAN/KUWAIT/SAUDI ARABIA

Iran Rules Out International Arbitration On Dorra

Iran has ruled out any suggestion that the demarcation of its offshore border with Kuwait that straddles the Dorra gasfield should be the subject of international arbitration. Kuwaits Energy Minister, Shaikh Ahmad Fahd al-Sabah, said on 23 November that we are not looking for a border escalation with Iran. There are diplomatic efforts being pursued by the foreign ministry to resolve the...