Resident Representative of KAS-Jordan Office, Dr. Edmund Ratka, greeting the ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, H.E. Mr. Nayef Bin Bandar Al Sudairi

Introductory Remarks-(from left to right): Brig. Fadel Kaseb, Mr. Ziad Daradkeh (ACSIS) and Dr. Edmund Ratka (Resident Representative, KAS-Jordan Office)

(From left to right): Mr. Fabian Blumberg (Head of the Gulf States Regional Programme, KAS), Captain Themistoklis Papadimitriou (Chief of Staff, NATO NMIOTC), and H.E. Mr. Nayef Bin Bandar Al Sudairi (Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Jordan)

The conference on Maritime Security in the Red Sea and Gulfs of Aden and Oman concluded its activities in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Monday - September 20. The conference was organized by the Maritime Security Unit and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, with the participation of delegations from the United States, Russia, NATO, UK, Germany, Japan, Australia, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the State of Qatar and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

The meeting was held due to the importance of the Red Sea region and the Gulfs of Aden and Oman in guaranteeing the flow of oil and gas supplies needed to achieve energy security. Additionally, this geographical zone represents an important pillar in maintaining international economy and trade. Despite the importance of this maritime zone in maintaining global security, the prescribed zone did not receive the proper attention by resident countries.

For more information on the conference and the recommendations made to achieve maritime security in the region,  check-out the concluding remarks written by Dr. Ayman Khalil, director of the Arab Institute for Security Studies (ACSIS), on the right side of the page (English and Arabic versions available).