Communications by states

With reference to the Note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia No.92/18/217782 dated 15/6/2011, the Government of the United Arab Emirates confirms the reservations mentioned in its Note No 3/6/2-368 dated 5/5/2010 to the UN Secretariat regarding the baselines the geographical coordinates of which were provided for in Table 3 attached to the Saudi Royal Decree No. M/4 of 12 January 2010. The Government of the United Arab Emirates also confirms that these baselines cut off areas of the territorial sea of the United Arab Emirates in a manner inconsistent with the requirements of international law.