The Regional Commission for the Preservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment held in Djibouti today its 12th meeting. Prince Turki bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz, General President of Meteorology and Protection of Environment, led Saudi Arabia's delegation to the meeting. In a key address, he said Saudi Arabia works within the world community to protect maritime environment and exerts strenuous efforts in that concern, citing the meeting on world seas recently hosted by the Kingdom. In a statement to Saudi Arabia following the meeting, he said that the meeting dealt with major issues of concern to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden as well as the commission's future programs and plans. He said the meeting also discussed sea piracy in the Gulf of Aden and its effect on maritime environment. He added that the conferees endorsed the commission's plan for 2009 and provisions for excellence prize which was adopted by Al-Mukalla meeting in 2008.
