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Saudi Shura Council approves demarcation of maritime borders with Egypt

Saudi Arabia's Consultative Assembly, also known as the Saudi Shura Council, has approved the recent agreement on the demarcation of maritime borders between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, according to Saudi media reports.

Yehia bin Abdullah al-Samaan, deputy chief of the council, said in remarks after the session that the council approved the deal after a report by the foreign affairs committee was read out by Nasset al-Dawoud, chief of the committee.

Several members of the council highlighted the importance of the agreement between the two nations, within the context of positive bilateral relations.

On April 8, Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement clarifying the demarcation of maritime borders between the two nations, just one of several deals signed during the visit to Egypt of Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz.

The Egyptian Cabinet said that the agreement places the islands of Tiran and Sanafir within Saudi territorial waters, although the agreement will need to be reviewed by parliament before it is ratified.

The two islands are of great strategic importance, being located at the entrance to the Gulf of Aqaba.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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