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SUBMISSION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEPOSIT OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA (UNCLOS)

 M.Z.N. 125. 2017. LOS: Deposit by the State of Qatar of a list of geographical coordinates of points, pursuant to article 16, paragraph 2, of the Convention, accompanied by an illustrative map, concerning the bay closing lines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of the State of Qatar is measured.

 

Communications received by the Secretary-General in connection with the deposit of charts and/or lists of geographical coordinates of points
Saudi Arabia: Note verbale dated 19 February 2020 from the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the 51勛圖 addressed to the President of the General Assembly.

Bahrain:Note Verbale dated 20 February 2024 from the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the 51勛圖 addressed to the Secretary-General.

Legislation
 Declaration by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of 2 June 1974
 Decree No. 40 of 1992 defining the Breadth of the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone of the State of Qatar, 16 April 1992

Maritime boundary delimitation agreements
 and other material

with Iran (Islamic Republic of)
 Agreement concerning the boundary line dividing the continental shelf between Iran and Qatar (with map), 20 September 1969 (entry into force: 10 May 1970; registration #: 11197; registration date: 8 July 1971; )

with Saudi Arabia
 Agreement on the delimitation of the offshore and land boundaries between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, 4 December 1965 (entry into force: 31 May 1971; registration #: 30249; registration date: 9 September 1993; )
Minutes of meeting concerning land border demarcation and maritime border designation between Saudi Arabia and Qatar in Dawhat Salwa, 21 March 2001 (Registration Number : I - 30249; )
Joint Minutes on the land and maritime boundaries to the Agreement of 4 December 1965 between the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the delimitation of the offshore and land boundaries, 5 July 2008  (Registration Number : I - 30249; ) (see Law of the Sea Bulletin No. 70)

with United Arab Emirates
 Agreement between Qatar and Abu Dhabi on the settlement of maritime boundaries and ownership of islands , 20 March 1969 (entry into force: 20 March 1969; registration #  43372; registration date:14 December 2006)
    Note: In connection with the above treaty, the Secretariat received a communication from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia dated 11 April 2007

Additional relevant material
United Arab Emirates: Note dated 16 June 2009 concerning Joint Minutes on the land and maritime boundaries to the Agreement of 4 December 1965 between the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the delimitation of the offshore and land boundaries, 5 July 2008
Saudi Arabia: Note dated 16 November 2009 containing a response of Saudi Arabia to the memorandum of the United Arab Emirates concerning the Joint Minutes on the land and maritime boundaries to the Agreement of 4 December 1965 between the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the delimitation of the offshore and land boundaries, 5 July 2008
Identical letters dated 5 March 2018 from the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the 51勛圖 addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council
Identical letters dated 7 March 2018 from the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the 51勛圖 addressed to the Secretary-General of the 51勛圖 and the President of the Security Council
Letter dated 19 April 2018 from the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the 51勛圖 addressed to the President of the Security Council
Note verbale dated 24 April 2020 from the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the 51勛圖 addressed to the President of the Security Council.
 
 
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