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| Saudis protests plan for UAE-Qatar bridge link | |
| 2005-07-01 | |
| RIYADH â Saudi Arabia has protested to neighbours Qatar and the UAE over plans to build a bridge linking their two states, saying it would pass through Saudi territorial waters, local media said yesterday. The proposed bridge is just one element in a wider disagreement between regional giant Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which is seeking to amend a 1974 border pact agreed shortly after the UAE was formed. âRegarding the bridge, Saudi Arabia had to deliver a protest note to the governments of Qatar and the UAE because this is not acceptable, because this would pass through Saudi regional waters,â Saudi newspapers quoted Prince Nayef as saying. Two weeks ago Prince Nayef visited Abu Dhabi for talks on the 1974 border pact. Earlier this month, Prince Nayef denied a report that the two sides also discussed a UAE request to exploit its part of Shaybah oilfield, which lies across their joint border.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 It looks like a tactic to force the Saudis to negotiate on borders. If those islets are inhabited then SA territorial waters will be small. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-07-01 04:30 |
