From Daily Star:RIYADH: Arab states of the Gulf and Red Sea said on Monday that they are planning a joint anti-piracy force, insisting defense of the crucial Red Sea waterway was the "primary responsibility" of littoral states. Saying it was necessary to prevent the spread of piracy to the Red Sea or the Gulf, 11 regional states agreed on an all-Arab Navy Task Force, to be initially led by Saudi, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.
The delegates to the conference in the Saudi capital stressed the "importance of the exclusion of the Red Sea from any international arrangements, especially the fight against sea piracy."
Royal Saudi Navy commander Lieutenant General Prince Fahd bin Abdullah told journalists: "This subject is now under negotiation and we are hoping to reach an agreement to form this force."
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My Comment: If this can be pulled off, it will be a first for Arab cooperation.
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