Egypt and Eritrea mull turning the Red Sea into another ‘Strait of Hormuz!’
The Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Migration and Egyptians Abroad Badr Abdelatty firmly stated that the governance and security of the Red Sea are the exclusive responsibility of its littoral states
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Egypt and Eritrea have signed a special pact on Maritime Transport.
But there is more.
The two countries have also just declared that the Red Sea Security should be exclusive right to the eight bordering States.
The decision lays foundation for taking total control of the Red Sea and commanding the right of passage under pretext of ‘security.’
As it happens, both Egypt and Eritrea are moving to boost economic integration and regional stability following the recent high-level meeting in Asmara between the two countries.
Reports from the meeting reveal a proposed new shipping line.
The new maritime transport pact was signed to connect Egyptian and Eritrean ports, boosting logistics and trade.
Then there is the issue of security along the Red Sea.
The Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Migration and Egyptians Abroad Badr Abdelatty firmly stated that the governance and security of the Red Sea are the exclusive responsibility of its littoral states and used the occasion to reject outside interference.
With such a statement, observers are sensing that Egypt is mobilizing other nations around the red sea to claim special territorial ownership of the water body, just like what Iran is doing with the Strait of Hormuz.
Lying between Asia and Africa, the Red Sea is a long and narrow inlet strip of the Indian Ocean.
Eight countries border the Red Sea and these include Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Israel, and Jordan.
The red sea connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden.
To the north of the Red Sea lies the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez, which leads to the Suez Canal.
It is underlain by the Red Sea Rift, which is part of the Great Rift Valley.
But other than the bid to take total control of the red sea, the Egypt and Eritrea meeting explored a push in their respective Private Sectors.
An Egyptian business delegation joined the talks to explore partnerships in mining, transport, pharmaceuticals, and fisheries with their Eritrean counterparts.
On the other hand, Cairo reaffirmed its commitment to the stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of all countries that are mapped within the Horn of Africa.
But countries like Somalia which is at the core of the Horn of Africa, are already part of the East African Community, a regional block pivoted in Arusha, Tanzania.
