UNB, Dhaka :
Bangladesh has laid emphasis on the peaceful use of the oceans, the equitable and efficient utilization of the resources, the conservation of the living resources and the protection and preservation of the marine environment.
Secretary (Maritime Affairs Unit) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rear Admiral Khurshed Alam has conveyed Bangladesh’s position as a party to United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). He is leading the Bangladesh delegation at the 28th meeting of states parties to the UNCLOS held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on June 11-14. The meeting has been attended by delegations from almost all the States Parties to the UNCLOS.
Bangladesh’s ‘active participation’ in the meeting will further strengthen its position at international arena, particularly on the 28th meeting of the states’ parties to UNCLOS in claiming rightful share in the resources of the ocean, said the Foreign Ministry here on Thursday.
During the session on the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS), Khurshed Alam stated that the Commission has considered as many as 13 submissions made by several states during the year in review yet Bangladesh could not know when its submissions will come up for review.
Bangladesh delegation informed the meeting that it had submitted its most significant claim on the extended Continental Shelf to the CLCS on February 25, 2011 within the deadline as per the UNCLOS.
This submission completed the outstanding obligation of Bangladesh as per article 76 of the UNCLOS 1982 in submitting scientific and technical information to the CLCS in support of its claim to the Extended Continental Shelf beyond 200 nautical miles.
The delegation made explicitly clear to the CLCS that uncertainty in forming a Sub-commission for Bangladesh poses serious problems, firstly in preserving the institutional memory and secondly keeping the sophisticated software used for storing these highly sensitive data updated.
Bangladesh has laid emphasis on the peaceful use of the oceans, the equitable and efficient utilization of the resources, the conservation of the living resources and the protection and preservation of the marine environment.
Secretary (Maritime Affairs Unit) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rear Admiral Khurshed Alam has conveyed Bangladesh’s position as a party to United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). He is leading the Bangladesh delegation at the 28th meeting of states parties to the UNCLOS held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on June 11-14. The meeting has been attended by delegations from almost all the States Parties to the UNCLOS.
Bangladesh’s ‘active participation’ in the meeting will further strengthen its position at international arena, particularly on the 28th meeting of the states’ parties to UNCLOS in claiming rightful share in the resources of the ocean, said the Foreign Ministry here on Thursday.
During the session on the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS), Khurshed Alam stated that the Commission has considered as many as 13 submissions made by several states during the year in review yet Bangladesh could not know when its submissions will come up for review.
Bangladesh delegation informed the meeting that it had submitted its most significant claim on the extended Continental Shelf to the CLCS on February 25, 2011 within the deadline as per the UNCLOS.
This submission completed the outstanding obligation of Bangladesh as per article 76 of the UNCLOS 1982 in submitting scientific and technical information to the CLCS in support of its claim to the Extended Continental Shelf beyond 200 nautical miles.
The delegation made explicitly clear to the CLCS that uncertainty in forming a Sub-commission for Bangladesh poses serious problems, firstly in preserving the institutional memory and secondly keeping the sophisticated software used for storing these highly sensitive data updated.
