{"id":135225,"date":"2023-08-03T13:45:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T10:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/?p=135225"},"modified":"2023-08-03T13:45:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T10:45:14","slug":"saudi-arabia-kuwait-reaffirm-joint-rights-to-natural-resources-in-durra-gas-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/saudi-arabia-kuwait-reaffirm-joint-rights-to-natural-resources-in-durra-gas-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia, Kuwait reaffirm joint rights to natural resources in Durra gas field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia and Kuwait reaffirmed that they jointly own rights to natural resources in the Gulf\u2019s Durra gas field, Saudi state news agency (SPA) reported early on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Saudi foreign ministry also said both countries are renewing calls for Iran to engage in negotiations on the demarcation of the eastern border of the Gulf\u2019s maritime \u201cDivided Area,\u201d reports AlArabiya News quoting SPA.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia and Kuwait will negotiate as one party, with Iran acting as the other side in the talks \u201cin accordance with the provisions of international law,\u201d the Saudi foreign ministry added.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has previously said it has a stake in the Durra field and called a Saudi-Kuwaiti agreement signed last year to develop it \u201cillegal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iran said on Sunday it would pursue its rights over the field if other parties shunned cooperation, a few days after Kuwait\u2019s oil minister said his country would start drilling and begin production without waiting for border demarcation with Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia and Kuwait reaffirmed that they jointly own rights to natural resources in the Gulf\u2019s Durra gas field, Saudi state news agency (SPA) reported early on Thursday. 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