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More than 70 delegates from various countries gathered in Riyadh for a workshop aimed at boosting maritime security in the Red Sea. The Red Sea is an important tourist, economic, and trade hub for bordering countries and 12 percent of the world’s, and 20 percent of Europe’s, trade transits through it. The workshop was hosted by the Netherlands embassy in Riyadh, together with the French, Danish, and EU member states’ embassies. All participants agreed on the need to further explore ways of nations working together to maintain Red Sea security.