VOL. XXXIX

No. 50

9-September-1996

GENERAL

UAE Joins Kuwait And Saudi Arabia In Rejecting An Iranian Maritime Law

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has joined Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in refusing to recognize an Iranian law, promulgated in 1993 which sets out regulations for shipping in the Gulf region and which are considered by the three states as violating international maritime law, especially the UN Maritime Law of 1982. The UAE Ambassador to the United Nations, Mr. Muhammad Jasim...