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Contributing to the international endeavors to settle the Yemeni crisis and alleviate the suffering of the brotherly Yemeni people, Egypt announced that the Suez Canal Authority has exempted the service and rescue ship, which will contribute to the implementation of the rescue operation of the Safer reservoir located off the Yemeni coast, from the Canal transit fees during the trip to the Yemeni shores. As a contribution from Egypt to the relevant international efforts.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs had expressed Egypt’s readiness to support international efforts to expedite the implementation of the Safer Reservoir salvage operation, and to avoid any potential environmental or navigational repercussions that might result from not dealing with this situation, including the contribution of the Suez Canal Authority with its expertise and capabilities in this. the operation.
During the visit of David Gresley, the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen, last month, the UN official held talks with the Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab Affairs and officials of the Suez Canal Authority to discuss ways of cooperation between the United Nations and the Authority in implementing the Safer Reservoir rescue operation.
This, Ambassador / Hamdi Sanad Loza, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for African Affairs, announced this exemption, which was greatly appreciated by international donors, during his participation on May 4, on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the virtual meeting that was held at the invitation of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands and in cooperation with the United Nations. The United Nations, who discussed mobilizing funding for the UN plan related to dealing with the Safer oil reservoir.
During the meeting, the deputy stressed the importance of cooperation and communication with the Regional Authority for the Preservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, and the Center for Mutual Aid for Maritime Emergencies based in Hurghada, and informing them of the progress of the rescue operation, to benefit from the accumulated experience they have in this field, and to implement that process in a way that preserves the marine environment. in the area.
