(Redirected from Treaty of Jedda)There have been two
treaties known as the 'Treaty of Jedda', after the
Saudi Arabian city of
Jeddah
1927
The
1927 'Treaty of Jeddah' established the independence of present Saudi Arabia from protectorate under the
United Kingdom. The treaty was signed on
May 20,
1927, and recognized the sovereignty of King
Abdul Aziz over what was then known as the Kingdom of
Hejaz and
Nejd; these regions were unified into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in
1932.
2000
The
2000 'Treaty of Jeddah' resolved a border dispute between Saudi Arabia and
Yemen dating back to Saudi boundary claims made in
1934.
External links
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Text of Saudi-Yemen border agreement, June 2000
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U.S. Congratulates Saudi Arabia and Yemen on border agreement, June 2000