At the outset, I wish to express my Government's sincere condolences to the family of Mr. Lihai Zhao, a member of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, who passed away 10 October. My condolences go also to the people and Government of the People’s Republic of China. We will long remembe…
On resolution 55/8 on fisheries, which we have just adopted, we have all made efforts to achieve solutions to illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing, by-catches, discards and other outstanding problems. Japan agrees with the conclusions contained in the paragraphs on these matters.
However, in…
