Alamein Declaration Says Red Sea Governance Is Sole Responsibility of Coastal States

A joint declaration issued following a four-way consultative summit between Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia affirmed that governance of the Red Sea is the exclusive responsibility of its coastal states.

The Alamein Declaration places responsibility for governing the waterway with the countries that border it, rather than states outside the region.

The statement emerged from consultations bringing together the four countries, with Red Sea governance identified as a subject of their joint declaration.

Its central position draws a distinction between coastal states and other countries, reserving responsibility for the Red Sea’s governance to those along its shores.