Maritime belt
No verdict on dispute with India today
UNB, Dhaka :
The wait for the verdict on the maritime boundary dispute between Bangladesh and India gets longer as the
Netherlands-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) is unlikely to deliver its judgment onWednesday.
Till Tuesday afternoon, there had been no official confirmation about the verdict that was expected to be delivered on Wednesday.
An official here, preferring anonymity, said he personally thinks that the verdict will not come out onWednesday as the Foreign Ministry is yet to be informed about the matter officially.
The date of the verdict was subject to reconfirmation one week before the actual date (July 2).
During Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s Dhaka visit, Indian spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin told reporters that both India and Bangladesh are committed to abiding by the outcome of the legal process.
He also assured that India will fulfill the requirement in line with the outcome, whatever the outcome is as both the countries went to the process ‘voluntarily.’ “We’re committed to abiding by the outcome of that process…both of us…we’ll wait for that outcome and act accordingly.”
The wait for the verdict on the maritime boundary dispute between Bangladesh and India gets longer as the
Netherlands-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) is unlikely to deliver its judgment onWednesday.
Till Tuesday afternoon, there had been no official confirmation about the verdict that was expected to be delivered on Wednesday.
An official here, preferring anonymity, said he personally thinks that the verdict will not come out onWednesday as the Foreign Ministry is yet to be informed about the matter officially.
The date of the verdict was subject to reconfirmation one week before the actual date (July 2).
During Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s Dhaka visit, Indian spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin told reporters that both India and Bangladesh are committed to abiding by the outcome of the legal process.
He also assured that India will fulfill the requirement in line with the outcome, whatever the outcome is as both the countries went to the process ‘voluntarily.’ “We’re committed to abiding by the outcome of that process…both of us…we’ll wait for that outcome and act accordingly.”
