Bangla-Myanmar maritime boundary case milestone
Says Int'l tribunal president
President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) Judge José Luis Jesus has termed the case over the dispute concerning delimitation of the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Myanmar in the Bay a milestone for the tribunal.
Judge José Luis Jesus told this at a meeting of legal advisors of ministries of foreign affairs at the United Nations in New York on October 25.
He noted that the request for an advisory opinion from the International Seabed Authority is a significant development in the tribunal's work since it is the first case brought before the Seabed Disputes Chamber, the body with exclusive competence over matters concerning the area.
Bangladesh has maritime boundary dispute with both India and Myanmar and registered its objections with UN in this connection to get legal solution.
Bangladesh already placed its claims before ITLOS, based in Hamburg in Germany, in last June and Myanmar is due to file its counter-memorial by December 1.
After Myanmar's submission, the ITLOS again set time for reply and rejoinder by the two countries. As per that schedule, Bangladesh will reply Myanmar's counter-memorial by March 15 next year and then again rejoinder to be given by Myanmar on July 1 next year.
The tribunal will then start proceedings and justify the demands made by the two countries regarding the delimitation of the maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal.
With India, Bangladesh's deadline to submit its claim is by May 31 next year and India will submit its memorial by May 31, 2012.
The foreign ministry, which is dealing with the case, has already hired experts from abroad, who surveyed the Bay and assisting Bangladesh to put its demand.
The foreign experts are also assisting Bangladesh in preparing report to place its demand of continental shelf at the UN by early next year.
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