Piracy including the countries bordering the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. He pointed out that the Memorandum adopted Djibouti Code of Conduct signed by the Kingdom through which the Kingdom has contributed to the establishment of Djibouti and Sana'a Centers for training cadres, noting that the Kingdom has recently provided $ 100,000 to support Djibouti Code Fund for the suppression of piracy and armed robbery. Al-Aqeel reported that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has launched an initiative to convene a regional meeting of officials from the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and states bordering the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden for the discussion of an action plan for countering the threat of piracy and coordination with the international naval forces operating in the region, adding that the Kingdom has hosted the meetings of the officials of the concerned countries for the discussion of this topic, in addition to its participation in the recent meetings of the Maritime Forum of the Indian Ocean and its workshops. The Head of Saudi Delegation pointed to the active role played by the Royal Saudi Naval Forces and their contributions to naval vessels to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea to protect commercial ships in coordination with the multinational forces in the region, adding that the Royal Saudi Naval Forces have achieved many successes in that regard through the protection and rescue of many commercial ships from pirate attacks, a matter which has earned the crews of Saudi eight ships participating in international forces in the Gulf of Aden, a number of certificates of appreciation from the International Maritime Organization.
