While receiving Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization, Arsenio Dominguez, he said Abdul Ati The repercussions of the attacks The Houthis On commercial ships passing through Bab al-Mandab and south Red SeaI suffered Egyptian economy Huge loss of revenue Suez Canal Estimated at approximately 6 billion US dollars.
He confirmed Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dominguez has Egypt’s keen interest in the scope of work of the International Maritime Organization, which includes topics related to shipping and maritime transport.
Regarding the path of cooperation between Egypt and the International Maritime Organization, Abdel Aty stressed the Egyptian side’s keenness to strengthen the frameworks of joint cooperation with the organization, given that shipping and maritime transport represent an advanced importance for the country. For EgyptEspecially in light of the importance of the Suez Canal as one of the most prominent global waterways, as well as the coastline that Egypt has extending to the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, according to the official page of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Facebook.
Since the beginning of this year 2024, the United States of America and Britain have continued their raids on sites under the control of the Houthis in YemenIn response to the group’s attacks in the Red Sea And the Gulf of Aden.
Since November 2023, the Houthi group has begun targeting ships it said were linked In Israel In the Red Sea, indicating that its attacks come in solidarity with Gaza.
The group expanded its attacks by targeting American and British ships after the two countries began carrying out raids in Yemen.
