UN General Assembly
2019

The Sultanate of Oman is concerned about maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, as we are one of two countries bordering the Strait, which is considered one of the most important in the world. As a matter of fact, some of its shipping lanes are within our territorial waters. Given Oman’s national sovereignty and international responsibilities with regard to ensuring the vital issue of the safety of maritime traffic and ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the Sultanate of Oman calls on all countries to cooperate constructively and respect its navigational separation lines, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, particularly articles 37 and 38, which cover the right to continued transit passage, and article 39, which sets out the duties of ships during transit passage.