urgent.. "Suez Canal"We commit to the passage of military and commercial ships without discrimination
The Suez Canal Authority confirmed its commitment to implementing international agreements that guarantee freedom of maritime navigation for ships crossing the canal, whether commercial or military, without distinction as to the nationality of the ship.
The Suez Canal Authority said in a statement… in response to questions circulated on some social media platforms about the Suez Canal Authority allowing warships of different nationalities to cross the canal. Navigation, the Suez Canal Authority affirms its commitment to implementing international agreements that guarantee freedom of maritime navigation for ships crossing the canal, whether commercial or military, without distinction as to the nationality of the ship, in line with the provisions of the Constantinople Agreement, which constitutes a basic guarantee for preserving the canal’s status as the most important maritime passage in the world.
The Suez Canal Authority said that the crossing of the Suez Canal by warships is subject to special procedures.
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It is worth noting that the Constantinople Agreement, which was signed in 1888 AD, determined from that time the basic features of the nature of the international dealings with the Suez Canal, as it preserved the right of all countries to Benefiting from this global facility, which the agreement expressed in its first article by stipulating " The Suez Maritime Canal shall always be free and open, whether in time of war or in time of peace, to every commercial or warship, without distinction of nationality.
