Manama: The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the attack carried out by the Houthi group targeting the Saudi company-owned vessel "Encelia" while sailing in the Red Sea.
According to Bahrain News Agency, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that this attack represents a serious threat to the safety and security of international navigation and constitutes a dangerous escalation aimed at undermining the stability of vital waterways around the world.
The Ministry called on the international community to work to ensure the implementation of the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, particularly Resolution 2216 on Yemen and Resolution 2722 on the rights and freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. It stressed that freedom of navigation in international waterways is a right guaranteed by international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed the UAE's full solidarity with the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its full support for all measures it takes to protect its security, stability and interests.