An official Source at Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry stated that when the Ministry lodged a protest note to the Iranian Embassy rejecting any unilateral action by the Islamic Republic of Iran in the field of Durrah, it emanated from that the natural resources in Kuwaiti Durrah Area are the rights of the State of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and they are alone have sovereign rights in the area to exploit the resources, indicating that emanating from their possession of sovereign rights in this area, the State of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have lodged a protest against Iran's drilling a well in the field of Durrah which it called Arash Field. In a statement, reported by Kuwaiti Al-Qabas Newspaper commenting on media reports of a statement of Charge' D'affaires of Iran's Embassy in Kuwait, the Source renewed repeated calls from the State of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately start negotiations in which the State of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia constitute one negotiating party, to demarcate the maritime boundary, which separates the submerged area adjacent to the divided Kuwait - Saudi area, and the area of ran. The source hoped that Iran responds positively to previous calls to enter into negotiations.
