The safety and protection of waterways in the…

Maintenance of international peace and security: The safety and protection of waterways in the maritime domain.

Remarks by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres

• Letter dated 20 April 2026 from the Permanent Representative of Bahrain to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (S/2026/346)
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   Presidency: His Excellency Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bahrain

   The agenda was adopted.

   Briefer: His Excellency António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations

   Briefer: Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General, International Maritime organization (via video-teleconference from London)

   Briefer: Mr. Nick Childs, Senior Fellow for Naval Forces and Maritime Security, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

   Statement: His Excellency Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bahrain

   Statement: His Excellency Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, France

   Statement: His Excellency Carlos Arturo Hoyos, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Panama

   Statement: His Excellency Andžejs Viļumsons, State Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Latvia

   Statement: His Excellency Stephen Doughty, Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

   Statements: Pakistan, United States of America, Liberia, Colombia, Somalia, Russian Federation, Democratic Republic of the Congo, China, Greece, Denmark

   Statement: His Excellency Pablo Quirno Magrane, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, Argentina

   Statement: His Excellency Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim, Minister of State, Singapore (on behalf of: Fiji, Jamaica, Malta)

   Statement: His Excellency Khalifa bin Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, United Arab Emirates

   The meeting was suspended.