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17798
Tue, 09/02/2008 - 18:24
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SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA WILL HONOUR ICJ'S RULING ON PULAU BATU PUTEH
SINGAPORE, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- Singapore and Malaysia have reiterated their commitment to honour and abide by the International Court of Justice's judgment on Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge.
The two countries also agreed to fully implement its decision by continuing
the discussions pursuant to the first round meeting of the Malaysia-Singapore
Joint Technical Committee (MSJTC) here on June 3.
This was stated by both the Foreign Ministers of Singapore and Malaysia,
George Yeo and Rais Yatim respectively in a joint statement released
by the Singapore Foreign Ministry here Monday.
The statement said both countries conveyed their commitment when their
senior officials met in Putrajaya on Aug 20 to further discuss the
implementation of ICJ's judgment on the three rocky outcrops in the Singapore
Straits.
In the meeting, the Malaysian delegation was led by the Foreign Ministry's
secretary-general Rastam Mohd Isa while the Singapore delegation was led
by the country's Foreign Affairs Ministy's permanent secretary Peter Ho.
The statement said the MSJTC reviewed the work of the Sub-Committee on
Joint Survey Works and agreed that the sub-committee should continue to hold
discussions in the following weeks to finalise technical preparations relating
to the joint hydro-graphic survey.
The meeting also agreed on the establishment of a Sub-Committee on Maritime
& Airspace Management and Fisheries which met on the same day.
The meeting agreed that traditional fishing activities by both countries
would continue in waters beyond 0.5 nautical miles off Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle
Rocks and South Ledge respectively.
The MSJTC agreed that the sub-committee should also continue to hold
discussions in the following weeks with regard to other issues relating to
maritime and airspace management.
Both sides were also pleased with the progress made by the Joint Technical
Committee and agreed that the next meeting be held here this month.
Singapore recently caused an uproar in Malaysia when the country
declared that it was putting claim to a territorial sea and an exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) around Pulau Batu Puteh.
Its Senior Minister of State Balaji Sadasivan said Singapore had a
territorial sea limit that extended up to a maximum of 12 nautical miles and an
EEZ which was consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the
Sea (UNCLOS) of Dec 10 1982, to which Singapore was a party.
The two countries also agreed to fully implement its decision by continuing
the discussions pursuant to the first round meeting of the Malaysia-Singapore
Joint Technical Committee (MSJTC) here on June 3.
This was stated by both the Foreign Ministers of Singapore and Malaysia,
George Yeo and Rais Yatim respectively in a joint statement released
by the Singapore Foreign Ministry here Monday.
The statement said both countries conveyed their commitment when their
senior officials met in Putrajaya on Aug 20 to further discuss the
implementation of ICJ's judgment on the three rocky outcrops in the Singapore
Straits.
In the meeting, the Malaysian delegation was led by the Foreign Ministry's
secretary-general Rastam Mohd Isa while the Singapore delegation was led
by the country's Foreign Affairs Ministy's permanent secretary Peter Ho.
The statement said the MSJTC reviewed the work of the Sub-Committee on
Joint Survey Works and agreed that the sub-committee should continue to hold
discussions in the following weeks to finalise technical preparations relating
to the joint hydro-graphic survey.
The meeting also agreed on the establishment of a Sub-Committee on Maritime
& Airspace Management and Fisheries which met on the same day.
The meeting agreed that traditional fishing activities by both countries
would continue in waters beyond 0.5 nautical miles off Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle
Rocks and South Ledge respectively.
The MSJTC agreed that the sub-committee should also continue to hold
discussions in the following weeks with regard to other issues relating to
maritime and airspace management.
Both sides were also pleased with the progress made by the Joint Technical
Committee and agreed that the next meeting be held here this month.
Singapore recently caused an uproar in Malaysia when the country
declared that it was putting claim to a territorial sea and an exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) around Pulau Batu Puteh.
Its Senior Minister of State Balaji Sadasivan said Singapore had a
territorial sea limit that extended up to a maximum of 12 nautical miles and an
EEZ which was consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the
Sea (UNCLOS) of Dec 10 1982, to which Singapore was a party.
